For several decades, it has been thought that dust devils on Mars may be able to produce spark discharges. Many lab ...

NASA's Perseverance rover has for the first time helped scientists confirm that electrical sparks often ignite within ...

A major new study lays out plans for crewed missions to Mars, with the search for extraterrestrial life being a top priority ...

An unusual new rock collection discovered by NASA's Perseverance Mars rover suggests the Red Planet's ancient past was wet ...

"The detection of life on Mars is a persistent top priority for explorers of many disciplines, and it is the top science ...

A study led by NYU Abu Dhabi’s Space Exploration Laboratory found underground water that turned sand dunes into solid rock, ...

NASA's Perseverance rover found kaolinite clay in Mars' Jezero Crater, proving ancient heavy rainfall and tropical-like ...

Scientists studying samples from the Bennu asteroid located not too far from Earth continue to find clues as to how life ...

Scientists have created the most detailed map of Mars’ ancient river systems, pinpointing 16 major basins that may have once ...

NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission found sugars essential for biology on asteroid Bennu. These sugars, along with previously found components, indicate that th ...

When astronauts set foot on Mars, it will be one of humanity’s greatest milestones, marking the start of a new era of ...

One of the clean rooms where scientists discovered T. phoenicis for the first time was during preparations for NASA’s Phoenix ...