NASA's Perseverance rover has detected the first-ever evidence of lightning on Mars, characterized by sharp crackles during dust devils. These small, centimeter-scale discharges, caused by friction ...

Ever since humans gazed at the night sky, we’ve been drawn to that tiny reddish dot hovering above. Mars has captivated our ...

NASA’s search for evidence of past life on Mars just produced an exciting update. On Sept. 10, 2025, a team of scientists published a paper detailing the Perseverance rover’s investigation of a ...

Recently, NASA revealed exciting details of new findings from Mars. Scientists have discovered tiny patterns of unusual minerals in the clay-rich rocks on the edge of Jezero Crater—an ancient lake ...

A biosignature is any characteristic, element, molecule, substance or feature that serves as evidence for past or present life. It must be something that cannot be produced without life. Some examples ...

"The detection of life on Mars is a persistent top priority for explorers of many disciplines, and it is the top science objective in this report." When you purchase through links on our site, we may ...

Seán Jordan receives funding from the European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union’s Horizon Europe research and innovation programme (grant agreement No 1101114969) and from Research ...