NASA’s discovery of potential evidence of ancient life on Mars means “our galaxy could be teeming with life,” says a ...

If there is life on Mars (or if there was long ago) it may not lie buried in the planet’s rocky crust. Instead, it might be ...

Humanity’s plans to eventually colonise Mars have been given a major boost after scientists made a huge discovery. Both NASA ...

In 2013, NASA discovered a bacteria evading its most stringent disinfections. Scientists just figured out how it does it.

Buried underground near the surface, frozen regions of Mars could have tiny hidden channels full of liquid water, which could be a habitable environment for microscopic organisms ...

The Mullard Space Science Laboratory, sited in a Victorian mansion in 30 acres (12 hectares) in the Surrey Hills, was founded ...

"In spring, this ice begins to warm up and sublimate. The last remnants of this ice are located on the shaded side of the ...

Researchers simulated Martian permafrost and ice cap conditions in a laboratory, exposing *Escherichia coli* samples in pure water ice and water-sediment mixtures to cosmic radiation equivalent to 50 ...

Scientists treated the yeast, known scientifically as Saccharomyces cerevisiae, with 100 millimolar sodium perchlorate alone ...

Ancient Martian life might be preserved in ice for millions of years, new research suggests. Experiments show pure ice acts ...

Researchers recreated Martian conditions in a laboratory using E. coli bacteria and pure water ice. The samples were frozen ...

"Though our Mars orbiters continue to make impressive contributions to Mars science, it's always extra exciting to see them ...