life on mars

Life could be hiding deep under Mars 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- May 3, 2021
With enough water, underground Mars rocks could support microbial life, a new study says.

By David Aragorn
Is there life on Mars? Not if we destroy it with poor space hygiene 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- February 4, 2021
As countries begin an age of Martian exploration, planetary protection advocates insist we must be careful of interplanetary contamination

By David Aragorn
Study: Early Mars Likely Had Energy Source for Underground Life 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- December 5, 2020
According to a new study published in the journal Science Advances, the Martian subsurface would have been the most habitable region for simple life forms on the planet, likely due to underground melting of thick ice sheets fueled by geothermal heat.

By David Aragorn
A New Way to Test for Life on Mars 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- March 27, 2020
The presence of sulfur-rich organic compounds may help in the search for Martian biology.

By David Aragorn
Mars could be a great place to live—for sponges 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- October 31, 2018
Oxygen-breathing critters might be more plausible than we thought.

By David Aragorn
NASA may have discovered and then destroyed organics on Mars in 1976 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- July 13, 2018
Over 40 years ago, a NASA mission may have accidentally destroyed what would have been the first discovery of organic molecules on Mars, according to a report from New Scientist.

By David Aragorn
Scientists Find Bugs That Could Indicate There Is Hidden Life On Mars 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- March 1, 2018
Microbes can lie dormant for decades under Earth’s surface – and could be doing the same on Mars

By David Aragorn
Life Can Survive on Mars Far, Far Longer Than We Thought 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- November 14, 2017
Mars is not exactly a friendly place for life as we know it, but life can last longer than we thought.

By David Aragorn
Scientists Uncover New Evidence for Life on Ancient Mars 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- November 29, 2016
Pictures from NASA’s Spirit Rover suggest that ancient life on Mars may have been involved in the building of silica deposits.

By David Aragorn
A funnel on Mars could be a place to look for life 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- November 15, 2016
A strangely shaped depression on Mars could be a new place to look for signs of life on the Red Planet, according to a University of Texas at Austin-led study.

By David Aragorn