A new chemotaxis-based method could revolutionize the search for extraterrestrial life by detecting microbes movement on Mars ...

NASA's Perseverance rover collects Martian soil samples from Jezero Crater, revealing potential signs of past life on Mars.

Rovers sent to Mars have so far failed to detect life, likely because it doesn’t exist on the Red Planet. But we can’t say ...

Boffins plan to set a vampire trap to lure out aliens hiding on Mars using a chemical in human blood. Astrobiologists are ...

A recently discovered square structure on Mars has intrigued scientists and enthusiasts, including Elon Musk and Joe Rogan.

“One of the goals [of astrobiology] is to go to [other worlds] and look for microorganisms, but in the meantime there’s so ...

Finding life on another planet would be a world-changing discovery for humanity. But actually detecting it is no simple task.

Dozens of samples of rock and sediment collected from Mars that could be used to detect ancient microbial life could be returned to Earth as soon as 2035 and as late as 2039, depending on the course ...

Elon Musk has called for a prompt investigation into a perfectly square object, 3 km wide, spotted on Mars by NASA. The ...

The search for alien life could be boosted by a simple new test, say scientists. They believe the movement of microbes may ...