Search for Life Archive
05 August 2012, 04:31 AM ET
What was your favorite space news story of the last week? Vote Now!
05 August 2012, 03:12 AM ET
A Mars rover landing plan and more. See amazing photos of Earth and space from the week.
04 August 2012, 07:00 AM ET
Here are the best tries at finding Martian life.
03 August 2012, 02:48 PM ET
Mischievous Mars has often seemed evade the best lenses - and the best minds - of science. Throughout the deep and rich history Mars observation, the little red planet has seduced both hard science and rampant speculation. It still does.
03 August 2012, 01:55 PM ET
The 1-ton rover carries gear that can identify carbon-containing organic compounds.
02 August 2012, 08:23 PM ET
NASA's Curiosity rover will look for complex organic molecules on Mars that would be telltale signs of ancient Martian life. What will happen if it finds some?
02 August 2012, 02:39 PM ET
See photos and images of NASA's preparations for the Aug. 5/6 landing of Mars rover Curiosity.
02 August 2012, 07:14 AM ET
Curiosity is set to touch down at Mars' Gale Crater on the night of Aug. 5.
02 August 2012, 07:00 AM ET
The 1-ton robot is bristling with high-tech camera gear.
02 August 2012, 05:46 AM ET
Curiosity's arm is 7 feet long and hefts 75 pounds of instruments.
01 August 2012, 10:39 AM ET
A look at the Curiosity rover's science instruments and what they can do.
28 July 2012, 07:01 AM ET
See amazing photos of Earth and space from the week.
27 July 2012, 08:53 PM ET
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27 July 2012, 12:02 PM ET
NASA's Curiosity Mars rover will look for signs of water buried beneath the Martian surface.
27 July 2012, 06:58 AM ET
Much of the rest of the solar system remains relatively unstudied.
26 July 2012, 01:53 PM ET
A campaign called 'Get Curious' will draw attention to the Curiosity Mars rover landing.
25 July 2012, 05:40 PM ET
NASA's Curiosity Mars rover will take a pinch of Mars and bake it to search for signs of habitability.
25 July 2012, 01:01 PM ET
Researchers have identified an alien system whose planets are neatly aligned, just like our own cosmic neighborhood.
25 July 2012, 12:50 PM ET
The next rover on Mars could pave the way for humans to follow.
24 July 2012, 03:45 PM ET
How much do you know about the many worlds being discovered beyond our solar system?
24 July 2012, 07:00 AM ET
The planet shot to the top of the list after a new study supported its existence.
23 July 2012, 06:09 PM ET
Artist and scientist Angelo Vermeulen bridges biology and space in his exhibits.
23 July 2012, 03:49 PM ET
The mountain-climbing rover heads for Mount Sharp, rising 3 miles (5 kilometers) above Gale Crater.
23 July 2012, 02:13 PM ET
The planet's discoverers have come out with a new study backing the planet's existence.
