Salty ponds may be under Mars’ icy surface, raising prospect of Martian life
A network of salty ponds may be gurgling beneath Marsâ south pole alongside a large underground lake, raising the prospect of tiny, swimming Martian life....
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The search for life â from Venus to the outer solar system
It remains one of the most unexpected scientific discoveries of the year. To their astonishment, British scientists last week revealed they had uncovered strong evidence...
Are aliens hiding in plain sight?
In July, three unmanned missions blasted off to Mars â from China (Tianwen-1), the US (Nasaâs Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover) and the United Arab Emirates...
Oil prices hold near multi-week lows on demand worries
Oil prices edged up on Thursday, but held near multi-week lows hit overnight after U.S. data showed gasoline demand fell and recovery from the COVID-19...
Scientists rename human genes to stop MS Excel from misreading them
There are tens of thousands of genes in the human genome: minuscule twists of DNA and RNA that combine to express all of the traits...
Nasa launches Mars mission in search of evidence of ancient life
Nasaâs new car-sized robotic spacecraft is on its way to Mars in a mission to search for evidence of ancient life. The Perseverance rover successfully...
Is there lyfe on Mars? New concept broadens search for alien organisms
When the Perseverance rover takes off from Cape Canaveral in Florida as scheduled on Thursday it will be Nasaâs first mission to the surface of...
Seeking life on Mars: Nasa prepares to launch its latest rover
Nasaâs most sophisticated rover yet is due to blast off for Mars on a mission to answer one of the most profound questions: did life...
Rock from Mars heads home after 600,000 years on Earth
A small piece of rock will be hurled into space this week on one of the strangest interplanetary voyages ever attempted. A tiny piece of...
China launches space rocket in ambitious Mars landing mission
China has launched its most ambitious Mars mission yet in a bold attempt to join the US in successfully landing a spacecraft on the red...