Tutolo led a new study of rock samples collected by the Curiosity rover that might have answered this question. The mystery ...

Could Mars have really been home to alien lifeforms? NASA's most recent discovery, made by its Curiosity Rover on the Red ...

A more challenging plan will be needed for the approximately 500g of carefully selected Martian rock and soil. The facilities ...

THERE are lots of ideas on how humans can terraform Mars, and turn the dusty, radioactive Red Planet into something habitable ...

The Mars Curiosity rover’s onboard mini-lab has helped confirm the existence of the largest organic molecules ever found on the Red Planet. The trio of long-chain compounds preserved in Martian soil ...

Dr Czechowski is convinced that the Oort Cloud, which lies deep beyond Neptune, holds billions of icy asteroids that can be ...

In a sci-fi leap made real, a separate spacecraft will retrieve the samples and launch them from the Martian surface—humanity ...

The T. administration’s proposed budget for NASA, sent by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), is raising alarm bells ...

But both of these options are expensive, so some scientists are also exploring a more traditional method of feeding future astronauts — growing crops directly in lunar and Martian soil.

Because the soil beneath the surface of Mars contains perchlorates, a salty brine, the ultimate goal is to develop a ...