The US space agency's unmanned Curiosity rover will explore a mountain on Mars that should read like ... microbial life forms may have been able to survive, dating back hundreds of millions ...

Ancient microbes could survive for hundreds of millions of years beneath the surface of Mars in 'suspended animation', a new study claims. Experts say a bacterium called Deinococcus radiodurans ...

One of Earth’s toughest microbes could survive on Mars, lying dormant beneath the surface, for 280 million years, new research has shown. The findings increase the probability that microbial ...

The findings suggest lichens could potentially survive on Mars, offering insights into extraterrestrial microbial survival and adaptation. Further long-term studies are recommended. This summary ...

However, since its first test flight in April 2021, the helicopter has exceeded all expectations by flying more than 50 different sorties across Mars and surviving long and dark winters.