Chalk up another victory for “Conan the Bacterium”—a rugged germ that fresh research suggests could conquer the solar system.

"Life might actually survive being ejected from one planet and moving to another." ...

A new study has provided compelling evidence that life from Mars could have arrived on Earth by hitching a ride on debris ejected during asteroid impacts. The research, led by scientists at Johns ...

Why it matters: While not evidence of life, these discoveries show that ancient Mars had complex organic chemistry, ...

Tiny life forms tucked into debris from an asteroid hit could catapult to other planets—including Earth—and survive, a new ...

A new NASA analysis concludes that it is "reasonable to hypothesize" that living things could have formed the odd organic ...

A new study shows how simulated Mars dust affects tardigrades, offering insight into space farming and contamination risks.

NASA's Curiosity rover, which launched in 2011 from Florida, found signs of organic material that on Earth is most often produced by life.

The Perseverance rover captured this image of a rock nicknamed "Cheyava Falls" on July 18, 2024. Its poppy-seed and leopard-spot markings are visible. Credit - NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS “This finding by ...

Scientists tested whether microbes can survive the shock of a planetary impact and found some may endure the violent launch into space.

A few weeks ago, the rover Perseverance found potential signs of life on Mars. Again. I’m getting tired of scientists getting so worked up about potential life on Mars. First, it was potential signs ...