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NASA’s Curiosity rover has come across the best proof that there was once life on Mars. The discovery from a rock sample ...

In March 2026, SETI Institute researchers contributed to a wide range of conversations about our solar system and the search for life beyond Earth. From explaining unusual features on Mars and ...

Just over 40 years ago, in his novel Contact, astronomer Carl Sagan imagined what it would be like to detect radio signals ...

NASA's Curiosity rover has found DNA-like molecules and space-rock chemicals on Mars, proving the Red Planet could have ...

Mars is once again at the centre of the search for life beyond Earth, as NASA’s Curiosity rover detects more than 20 organic ...