Scientists study whether Aspergillus calidoustus could survive Mars-like conditions, raising new concerns about microbes in ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue University has bestowed the 2024 Herbert Newby McCoy Award to Roger Wiens, professor of earth, atmospheric, and planetary sciences in the College of Science. The award is ...

Mars has shone red in the night sky for as long as humans have gazed up at the cosmos, fascinating people from the ancient Romans to the present day. "The fundamental question of why Mars is red has ...

Researchers have identified specific materials, including certain plastics, rubber, and synthetic fibers, as well as Martian soil (regolith), which would effectively protect astronauts by blocking ...

NASA’s Perseverance Rover has made a groundbreaking discovery of potential biosignatures in Martian rocks within the Jezero Crater, offering the most convincing evidence yet of past life on Mars.

New research using NASA’s Perseverance rover has uncovered strong evidence that Mars’ Jezero Crater experienced multiple episodes of fluid activity — each with conditions that could have supported ...