Viking 1 kicked off the search for Martian life 50 years ago. Now NASA’s shifting priorities are putting the quest in limbo.

For the test, the rover hunted for organic molecules in rock samples from the Murchison meteorite.

Earth may be our beloved home planet, but Mars exudes main character energy.

NASA’s Perseverance rover has reached a landmark achievement on the Red Planet, traveling the equivalent of a full marathon ...

A mudstone sample from Jezero Crater shows textures and minerals that on Earth often form through microbial activity. Scientists caution that nonbiological processes could also explain the features, ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - NASA's Mars rover Perseverance has uncovered rocks in a dry river channel that may hold potential signs of ancient microscopic life, scientists reported last week. NASA ...

NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover captured this image of a rocky area nicknamed “Cheyava Falls” on July 18, 2024, showing black “poppy seed” and larger “leopard spot” features. Researchers say a sample ...

NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover took this selfie on July 23, 2024, the 1,218th Martian day, or sol, of the mission. To the left of the rover near the center of the image is the arrowhead-shaped rock ...

In September, NASA announced the discovery of a possible sign of life, known as a potential biosignature, on Mars. The Perseverance rover, which has been exploring a dried-up lakebed for years, found ...

NASA has announced that a sample collected on Mars by its Perseverance rover may contain evidence of ancient microbial life Perseverance took the sample from a rock named Cheyava Falls in a dry ...