"In spring, this ice begins to warm up and sublimate. The last remnants of this ice are located on the shaded side of the ...

Humanity’s plans to eventually colonise Mars have been given a major boost after scientists made a huge discovery. Both NASA ...

NASA’s discovery of potential evidence of ancient life on Mars means “our galaxy could be teeming with life,” says a ...

A team of Indian researchers has discovered that baker’s yeast can survive extreme Martian-like conditions involving high-intensity shock waves and toxic perchlorate salts. Baker’s yeast ...

A new study looked into how biomolecules trapped in pure ice were capable of withstanding the harsh radiation of Mars for ...

The Mullard Space Science Laboratory, sited in a Victorian mansion in 30 acres (12 hectares) in the Surrey Hills, was founded ...

Buried underground near the surface, frozen regions of Mars could have tiny hidden channels full of liquid water, which could be a habitable environment for microscopic organisms ...

The research on yeast by scientists at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) and ISRO's Physical Research Laboratory adds ...

Researchers recreated Martian conditions in a laboratory using E. coli bacteria and pure water ice. The samples were frozen ...

Researchers simulated Martian permafrost and ice cap conditions in a laboratory, exposing *Escherichia coli* samples in pure water ice and water-sediment mixtures to cosmic radiation equivalent to 50 ...

Scientists treated the yeast, known scientifically as Saccharomyces cerevisiae, with 100 millimolar sodium perchlorate alone ...

"Though our Mars orbiters continue to make impressive contributions to Mars science, it's always extra exciting to see them ...