Cracks along a giant Martian volcano, possibly above a magma chamber, might be spewing magmatic gases into the atmosphere, ...
Scientists want to send ‘swarms’ of robots to search for life on Mars - Different robots could navigate the complex terrain ...
Scientists are investigating a troubling possibility: discovering life beyond Earth could raise new questions about humanity's long-term survival. Oxford philosopher Nick Bostrom argued that evidence ...
The microorganism grew despite being stuck in oxygen-free, carbon-rich, low-pressure, and extremely salty environments.
If life exists elsewhere, it might not be on worlds like Earth. Here are some of the more peculiar places scientists are ...
If life exists elsewhere, it might not be on worlds like Earth. Here are some of the more peculiar places scientists are looking.
It's one of the biggest unanswered questions in science - if there are aliens out there, where are they hiding? Now, ...
New findings from a European Space Agency spacecraft suggest that Mars may still have volcanic activity beneath its surface.
An Earth microbe grew under a combination of conditions designed to resemble a possible environment beneath Mars. The finding ...
The ESA's ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO) has found magmatic gas above a volcano on Mars. This could have huge implications ...
Computer simulations suggest comets carrying a key precursor to many of life's building blocks would have rarely—if ...
Ahead of the opening of Powerhouse Parramatta’s opening exhibition, Task Eternal, space architect Melodie Yashar shares her ...