geologists use to better understand the environmental conditions in which truly ancient earth life may have first formed. For decades, we have wondered whether Mars ... We can compare the ...

China is another step closer to bringing the first pieces of the red planet back to Earth with the development ... first collected in the container from Mars’ surface, before being ejected ...

The main problem with Viking’s techniques, according to Schulze-Makuch, is the assumption that life on Mars would behave like life on Earth, and would thrive in the presence of water.

(CNN) — Famously known for its extensive ring system, Saturn is one of four planets in our solar system that have the distinctive feature. And now, scientists hypothesize that Earth may have ...

Not every mission to Mars has been successful. Reaching Mars is a hard and unforgiving endeavor, with little room for error. A large proportion of missions launched ...

The authors also point to a February 2022 study that analyzed impact craters on Earth, the moon and Mars, and found signs for the Ordovician impact spike only on Earth, further adding evidence ...

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"If, as has been reported, China successfully executes even a 'grab sample' at Mars and returns it safely to Earth before the U.S., that would constitute a 'Sputnik Moment.'" It appears that China ...

As one of Earth's closest neighbors ... once skitter across the surface of Mars, leaving fossilized tracks embedded in the rocks? One researcher made this controversial claim in 2018, pointing to ...