a new study from scientists at the Chinese Academy of Sciences reports that even some “extremotolerant” desert moss could possibly survive the immensely inhospitable conditions found on Mars.

A nearly indestructible moss that can survive bursts of gamma rays and liquid nitrogen may be one of the keys to Mars ...

A low-density, weak-gravity region has been found below Olympus Mons and the Tharsis volcanoes, while Mars' northern ...

Dubbed "araneiform terrain," the Mars surface formations span over a half-mile long and have hundreds of branches that ...

leading some scientists to believe they could be used to terraform planets like Mars, laying the foundations for other plants and animals to live on. As a candidate for moss suitable for ...

In fact, researchers over the years have recovered hundreds of rocks that got their start on Mars. Now ... revising Martian chronology in ways that may affect timing, duration, and details ...

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When you purchase through links on our site, we may ... on Mars but not others and why they don't seem to be growing in number every year. Harry is a U.K.-based senior staff writer at Live Science.

These hardy organisms are of interest because they may serve as a template for how life could survive on Mars. "All the stresses ... So, as well as super-aridity that means even higher levels ...

Wouldn’t you be happy too? The European Space Agency has found a “smiley” face on the surface of Mars — and the joy-sparking pattern could be a sign of life on the bright red dot.

“With crewed long-term missions to Mars, we need to know how human-associated microorganisms would survive on the Red Planet, as some may pose a health risk to astronauts,” said joint author Katharina ...

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