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NASA's hunt for alien life may be undermined by its own instruments, according to a group of leading astrobiologists who warn that current tools and mission designs are likely missing subtle, but ...

Scientists may have found a powerful new way to hunt for alien life — not by searching for specific molecules, but by looking for hidden patterns in how those molecules are organized. Researchers ...

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06:45, Tue, May 12, 2026 Updated: 00:53, Wed, May 13, 2026 Extraordinary spiderweb-like structures on the surface of Mars have been photographed in unprecedented detail by NASA's Curiosity rover, with ...

Deep beneath the ice of Antarctica sits a lake that looks less like Earth and more like Mars. NASA scientists expected nothing more than frozen silence. Instead, they found a body of water with oddly ...

NASA's Curiosity rover has identified more organic compounds on Mars as scientists strive to learn whether the Red Planet ever harboured life. Five of the seven diverse organic compounds, which were ...

Evidence of alien life or cosmic pyramid scheme? A documentary filmmaker sparked a discussion of advanced Martian civilizations after sharing footage that appeared to depict a “three-sided pyramid” on ...