Researchers argue that the presence of long chain carbon molecules on Mars "cannot be readily explained" by non-biological processes alone.

New orbital data reveal that the most recently active volcanic systems on Mars weren’t simple one-off blasts into space.

Organic compounds discovered on the Red Planet cannot be fully explained by non-biological sources, say astrobiologists.

Scientists studying a rock sample collected by NASA’s Curiosity rover have uncovered something tantalizing: the largest organic molecules ever detected on Mars. The compounds — decane, undecane, and ...

The discovery that amino acids can form in more ways than we thought is another boost to the search for life beyond Earth. If ...

As next-generation telescopes map this outer frontier, astronomers are bracing for discoveries that could reveal hidden planets, strange structures, and clues to the solar system’s chaotic youth.

Organic compounds found in Mars rocks are too abundant to rule out the possibility of Martian life in the red planet’s history, NASA scientists say. In March of 2025, NASA’s Curiosity rover discovered ...

This repository contains code to replicate the simulation study and empirical illustration in Haimerl, P., Smeekes, S., & Wilms, I. (2025). Estimation of latent group ...