Sitting in a sealed tube on Mars is a leopard-spotted rock that scientists believe represents the best candidate ever found for evidence of ancient microbial life on another planet. As of this week, there is no confirmed plan to bring it back to Earth.

Spread the loveImagine holding in your hand a piece of Mars, knowing it might contain the fossilized whisper of ancient alien life. Now imagine that treasure, collected with painstaking effort and billions of dollars,

This week, engineers attached NASA's Perseverance rover to it's United Launch Alliance booster. A slew of delays have pushed the launch window to between July 30 and August 15. It will take the rover 213 days to reach Mars where it will search for signs of ...

US officials canceled NASA’s ambitious Mars Sample Return program, leaving potential evidence of ancient life sitting on Mars. Could China beat them to it?

A Search for Proof of Extraterrestrial Life For decades, the idea of life beyond Earth has captivated humanity. From science fiction tales to serious scientific inquiry, the search for extraterrestrial intelligence,