The Earth is considered as the only planet in the solar system that is capable of nurturing life. However, astronomers and scientists around the world believe that one day they would discover life elsewhere. The challenge to them is to discover where to find it. That's where Hawaii comes in the scene.

The search for Martian life took NASA to the unexpected and secluded rocky landscape which could be found in Ulu, Hawaii. According to Canadian Space Agency, scientist Allyson Brady and Greg Slater from the McMaster University are working together with the international researchers for any signs of life on Mars.

The team is traversing the slopes of the Kilauea Volcano which is located in Hawaii to determine where future astronauts should look for the past and present signs of life in planet Mars. This research is a part of the NASA's Biologic Analog Science Associated with Lava Terrains (BASALT) program.

Saturn's moon Enceladus and Jupiter's Moon Europa are the best candidates in search of for life because both of them have water which could be a source of life in the future.

"The whole reason for going to Mars is to see if there's life there. There's a lot of great geology. But are we alone?" said John Hamilton, an astronomer at the University of Hawaii at Hilo.

According to CBCNews, project BASALT will be administered through the University of Hawaii. This project will assign researchers to Mauna Ulu for two weeks to do some research. Also, biologists and Geologists will work hand and hand to search a new way of preventing the contamination of rocks which could be a breeding ground for living bacteria.

Astronauts have also tried doing research in Mauna Loa volcano in Hawaii, and they have endured a year-long isolation missions for NASA's HI-SEAS project which was designed to test astronaut's psychological limits. BASALT project, on the other hand, will try to improve the quality of Martian research.