A new study from NYU Abu Dhabi has found that high-energy particles from space, known as cosmic rays, could create the energy ...

Protoplanet launches HOPE in Ladakh for human outer planet exploration, simulating deep space environments for future manned missions.

The camera moves slowly over a surface that seems deserted and silent. There is no visible life, only dusty terrain ...

Mars has a cold, desert-like climate with a thin atmosphere that supports extreme temperature variations, from highs of 68 °F ...

Donald Trump plans to scrap Nasa's Mars Sample Return mission – stranding test tubes on the Red Planet and ceding potentially ...

Learn how cosmic rays, normally seen as a threat to humans in space, may be sustaining life beneath the surface of Mars and ...

The second half of the 19th century was a particularly interesting time to imagine Mars. This was a period during which the red planet seemed to be ready to give up some of its mystery. Astronomers ...

However, inside Mars, which is roughly half the diameter of Earth, the geodynamo cooled quickly as heat leaked away and convection ceased. As it did so, the geodynamo within the Red Planet stuttered ...

The search for extraterrestrial life is as much about basic biology, geology and chemistry as it is about seeking to understand our place in the universe. The former came into the spotlight last month ...

Mars' global magnetic field may have hung around for 200 million years longer than scientists had thought, possibly giving life a longer window to take hold on the Red Planet.

We might be looking for life on Mars in the wrong place, scientists suggest. Extraterrestrial life is more likely to be lurking in Mars' ice than on its rocky surface, according to a new paper in ...