Scientist Models Mars Climate to Understand Habitability
Study suggests terrestrial life unlikely to contaminate planet
Mars
New Timeline Established for Ancient Magnetic Field on Mars
New findings bring us closer to knowing the precise timing and duration of Mars' dynamo—a flow of molten metal within the planet's core that produces an electrical current
New Finding Suggests a Wet and Organic-Rich Early Mars
Four-billion-year-old nitrogen-containing organic molecules discovered in Martian meteorites using advanced analytical techniques
Promising Signs of Past Martian Life at Jezero Crater
There is evidence that rivers once coursed across the Martian surface; a new study shows the water flowed long enough to record signs of ancient life as well
Discovery of Life Deep beneath Sea May Inspire Search on Mars
Bacteria live in tiny clay-filled cracks in solid rock millions of years old
On Mars or Earth, Biohybrid Can Turn CO2 into New Products
Bacteria on nanowires convert sunlight, carbon dioxide, and water to organic building blocks
Study: Organic Molecules Found by Rover Consistent with Early Life on Mars
Organic compounds called thiophenes were recently discovered on Mars and an astrobiologist thinks their presence would be consistent with the presence of early life on the planet
The Seismicity of Mars
Series of articles shares results of the InSight lander mission on Mars in its first few months of operation
Mars' Water Was Mineral-Rich and Salty
New study finds surface waters on early Mars may have been habitable for microbial life
With Mars Methane Mystery Unsolved, Curiosity Serves Scientists a New One: Oxygen
On Mars, oxygen behaves in a way that so far scientists cannot explain through any known chemical processes