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When people believe that we have found life on other planets when we have not, we've lost more than public trust — we've lost ...

NASA’s rover has been spending its time studying whether Mars ever had environmental conditions suitable for microbial life ... geology and climate, search for signs of water, and support ...

"They need to change course." NASA's Perseverance Mars rover has been on the prowl within Jezero Crater following its touchdown in February 2021. That car-sized robot has been devotedly picking up ...

NASA's Perseverance rover became to first human-made object to witness visible-light auroras on another planet. (Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS) For distant worlds beyond the orbit of Mars ...

WASHINGTON — The Hubble Space Telescope marked its 35th anniversary this week and NASA celebrated by ... designed specifically to search for signs of life on planets orbiting other stars.