Discovery of More Ponds on Mars Hints at Possibility of Life
Discovery of More Ponds on Mars Hints at Possibility of Life
The three smaller water bodies join a previously discovered lake buried beneath ice at the red planet’s south pole.
The three smaller water bodies join a previously discovered lake buried beneath ice at the red planet’s south pole.
Mars exploration
Bacterial Genetics Could Help Researchers Block Interplanetary Contamination
Ashley Yeager | Aug 1, 2018 | 4 min read
Identifying microbes from Earth that can survive on spacecraft may help scientists eliminate them from future space missions and from searches for extraterrestrial life.
Marks of Martians?
Molly Sharlach | Dec 18, 2014 | 2 min read
NASA’s Curiosity rover finds chemical signatures that point to the possibility of life on Mars.
Summoned From the Depths
Anna Azvolinsky | Mar 1, 2014 | 8 min read
Geobiologist Roger Summons analyzes organic material in rocks found deep inside Earth, looking for evidence of how life originated and evolved on our planet—and possibly on Mars.