In a quiet corner of an ancient riverbed on Mars, a speckled rock has pushed the search for extraterrestrial life into its ...

Mars looks familiar from afar, but surviving there means creating a protective oasis in a hostile world. Instead of shipping ...

For decades, scientists have imagined Martian life as something that might look faintly familiar, perhaps microbes not so ...

New research explores how microbes could turn Martian soil into building material and support life systems, offering a potential path for constructing human habitats on Mars using local resources ...

Scientists have identified eight mysterious water-shaped caves on Mars, unlike volcanic tunnels, raising fresh hopes these ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. New images from NASA's Curiosity rover show a series of "boxwork" ridges, which looks like large ...

A synthetic habitat could be built with the help of a self-growing technology that harnesses local resources and microbes to autonomously form structures on the Red Planet. Inhabiting Mars has long ...

Imagine printing your Martian home from dust, sunlight, and a bit of biology. A new synthetic lichen system uses fungi and bacteria to grow building materials directly from Martian soil, completely ...

Mars at sunset reveals dozens of razor-thin atmospheric layers in stunning detail, helping scientists map dust and ice patterns.

If humans are ever to land on Mars, they will need somewhere to stay—a protective shell that can shield them from the sun’s harsh rays. One possible answer: great, glassy domes of ice. Mars is rich in ...

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