(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Joel S. Levine, William & Mary (THE CONVERSATION) Finding life beyond the Earth would ...
On Aug. 7, 1980, NASA's Viking 1 spacecraft ended its epic and historic mission on the Red Planet. Viking 1 was the first spacecraft to successfully land on Mars. It was one of two Viking missions ...
The idea of Mars being host to extraterrestrial life, either currently or long ago in the past, has beguiled scientists for centuries. The discovery of frozen water on the Red Planet gave scientists ...