(Natural News) To those of us who love science fiction, the concept of life on other planets is probably quite an easy one to accept. Certainly, there are many who would love to prove the existence of aliens or extra-terrestrials, or who are working hard to prove that even if such life forms no longer […]

(Natural News) NASA announced recently that it discovered organic molecules on Mars. In a press release, the agency said that the Curiosity rover discovered new evidence in rocks suggesting the planet may have supported ancient life, along with new evidence in the planet’s atmosphere related to the search to find current life on the planet. […]

(Natural News) This week, a team of scientists reported discovering a lake beneath the surface of an ice cap on the southern pole of Mars. This lake is not small by any means; it measures 12.5 miles wide and is a very significant finding. The scientists made the discovery using the Mars Advanced Radar for […]

(Natural News) The prototype of the ExoMars Rover is being prepared for vibration and temperature tests in France. The upcoming “shake and bake” test is a big step for the European Space Agency’s mission to seek out any form of life on Mars, an article on Reuters states. The Structural Thermal Model was recently completed in Stevenage, […]

(Natural News) Now that NASA has finished testing its new nuclear reactor on the ground, it is aiming its sights a lot higher. The space agency is considering fitting the Kilopower system onto a moon-bound lander for its first flight test in the middle of the 2020s, an article in Space News states. In a recent press conference, […]

(Natural News) The age-old mystery, “Are we alone in the galaxy?” is now closer than ever before to being solved. The answer is: Probably not. In the last few days, Fox News reported a “massive” discovery regarding Mars: The Curiosity rover put there by NASA found organic molecules on the ‘red planet.’ “We found organic molecules […]

(Natural News) Deserts are among the most inhospitable places on Earth. Yet, nestled under sun-soaked, rocky valleys, life exists. These minute, photosynthetic organisms are known as hypolithic cyanobacteria or simply hypoliths, and they’ve managed to survive in the most unwelcoming of places. This uncanny ability to shrug off conditions that would doom most animals and […]

(Natural News) As you read this, experts at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), other international space agencies, and even those in the private sector, are actively working on possible ways to get off the planet and possibly land on either Mars or the Moon. Mars in particular is quite interesting because, like Earth, […]

(Natural News) Despite being the subject of numerous research studies conducted over the years, the planet Mars still holds many mysteries. One such mystery is why it is now a barren wasteland when there is evidence that it could have had plenty of water on it at some point in the past. In order to […]

(Natural News) How prepared is humanity to go on an actual mission to Mars? Scientists and experts from all over the world may be working hard to find out as much as they can about the red planet from Earth’s comfortable surface – as well as from space – but Mars itself may turn out […]