New research suggests that the thick, mineral-rich layers of clay found on Mars could hold the key to understanding whether the Red Planet ever harbored life. These layers, thought to have formed ...

Why is Mars barren and uninhabitable, while life has always thrived here on our relatively similar planet Earth?

Mariner 4, built by JPL in Pasadena, took the images on July 14, 1965. One of the mission's leaders reflects on decades of ...

The thick, mineral-rich layers of clay found on Mars suggest that the Red Planet harbored potentially life-hosting ...

Sixty years ago today, NASA’s Mariner 4 spacecraft took the first up-close images of Mars, changing humanity's understanding ...

Elon Musk is a name that defines innovation and entrepreneurship in the 21st century. From founding Zip2 to building the ...

A warm afternoon on ancient Mars lasted about as long as a Silicon Valley internship. That is the sobering conclusion of a ...

UCF Professor Ramses Ramirez believes human exploration can greatly accelerate the search for life. "A human can react ...

What can the climate history of Mars teach scientists about whether the Red Planet once had the ingredients for life as we ...

Hidden among the majestic canyons of the Utah desert, about 7 miles from the nearest town, is a small research facility meant ...