A new study looked into how biomolecules trapped in pure ice were capable of withstanding the harsh radiation of Mars for ...

Recent studies of Saturn’s moon Titan have unveiled a surprising twist in the tale of extraterrestrial chemistry. The icy ...

Scientists have uncovered a mysterious relic from an area of the moon that has never been explored by humans until now.

NASA’s discovery of potential evidence of ancient life on Mars means “our galaxy could be teeming with life,” says a ...

A recent study suggests that chemical traces of ancient microbial life may still be preserved beneath Mars' icy surface.

Researchers recreated Martian conditions in a laboratory using E. coli bacteria and pure water ice. The samples were frozen ...

The discovery that molecules of methane and ethane can worm their way into the crystal lattice of frozen hydrogen cyanide has big implications for the chemistry on Saturn's largest moon, Titan.

NASA has discovered Saturn's moon Titan can mix molecules in ways previously thought impossible, shedding light on origins-of ...

A NASA study shows bacteria fragments can survive 50 million years in Martian ice. Pure ice, not rock, could hold clues to ...

NASA's recent experiments suggest that amino acids, the building blocks of life, can survive millions of years frozen in Mars-like conditions.

Are researchers searching in the wrong locations on Mars to find ancient life? This is what a recent study published in ...

In the pure ice, over 10% of the amino acids survived this simulated exposure, but in the soil-bearing samples nearly all ...