NASA's Viking 1 mission blazed a crucial trail with its Mars landing on July 20, 1976. Now, half a century later, that trail ...
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New research suggests AI can be repeatedly fooled into mistaking non-life for life.
In this roundup of space news, we talk about sugar molecules in space, a call for volunteers for a simulated Moon/Mars mission and next steps for NASA's New Horizons probe.
Scientists hunting for life beyond Earth have long thought that water is one of the key indicators. But a group of experts now says that looking for life on water–rich planets could be a waste of time ...
Did Viking 1 find evidence of life on Mars? Fifty years after the NASA lander touched down, the jury is still out.