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Aliens exist - they just haven't visited Earth, NASA veteran Dr Gentry Lee has claimed.

United States President Donald Trump says he’ll release government files relating to alien and extraterrestrial life.

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New photos captured by NASA's Curiosity rover show that Mars' giant, spiderweb-like "boxwork" features are covered in tiny, never-before-seen nodules that bear a striking resemblance to arachnid eggs.

America was winning the race to find Martian life. Then China jumped in. In July 2024, NASA’s Perseverance rover came across a peculiar rocky outcrop on Mars covered in strange spots. On Earth, these ...

NASA’s Curiosity rover has uncovered the largest organic molecules ever detected on Mars. Hidden inside a 3.7 ...

NASA's Perseverance rover can now pinpoint its exact location on Mars without help from Earth, paving the way for longer, ...

NASA’s Curiosity rover investigates boxwork rock formations on Mount Sharp to gather evidence of ancient groundwater on Mars.

NASA’s Curiosity rover has just come face-to-face with a mystery that has haunted scientists from a distance for years. While orbital satellites first spotted strange, web-like patterns on the ...

Arnie said, "Get your ass to Mars", but is it really a good idea? We asked the experts about our Martian future.