GLOBAL EYE

Peter Dench considers...

We had been driving for most of the day across the rugged terrain of the Atacama to reach our wild camp spot for the night. Shades of rusty orange coated the landscape. Volcanoes loomed among the jagg

A detailed study of rocks on the Red Planet has revealed intricate patterns resembling leopard spots – “the clearest sign of life we’ve ever found on Mars,” according to NASA’s acting administrator Se

We’ve had a few false alarms before – including fossilised microbes and signs of carbon dioxide production in Martian rocks – but NASA has now cautiously suggested it’s found signs that life once exis

From strange lights in the sky to rocks that spontaneously glide across the ground, the mysteries scientists are trying to finally crack