Scientists may be one step closer in their hunt for signs of past life on Mars after the Curiosity rover's latest find.

The strongest hints yet that Mars once hosted living microbes are no longer theoretical models or ambiguous chemistry. They are etched into a single, oddly speckled rock in an ancient riverbed, where ...

Organic compounds found in Mars rocks are too abundant to rule out the possibility of Martian life in the red planet’s history, NASA scientists say. In March of 2025, NASA’s Curiosity rover discovered ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. NASA's Mars Sample Return program has been effectively cancelled, meaning the best evidence of life on Mars could be trapped in ...

PASADENA, Calif. - NASA’s Perseverance rover, the biggest, most advanced rover to date, has landed on Mars in a mission to search for signs of ancient life on the red planet. Ground controllers at the ...

NASA's Perseverance rover discovered rocks on Mars, providing new evidence the red planet was once a wet, habitable world that could support life.