NASA's Perseverance rover has spotted an oddball rock in an ancient river channel on Mars. Deputy project scientist Katie ...

NASA's Perseverance rover, which has been exploring Mars since 2021, fired its laser at some oddly pale rocks on the surface ...

Mars just dropped a surprise golden nugget —literally. Curiosity accidentally cracked open an ordinary-looking rock, only to ...

Martian dust is mostly rust. Mars’s famed color has captivated humankind for centuries, earning its nickname of the ‘Red ...

Sometimes scientists must dig and work and sweat to make scientific discoveries. And sometimes a robot rolls over a rock that ...

Perseverance is pushing the limits of Martian science by using its SHERLOC instrument to detect organic compounds, but harsh ...

The Red Planet, as it’s often called, has a distinct hue, and a new theory about this coloration could have implications for our understanding of Mars' evolution.

"We found evidence for wind, waves, no shortage of sand—a proper, vacation-style beach," said geologist Benjamin Cardenas.

Mars had a vast ocean with ancient beaches, suggests data from China's Zhurong rover. (artist's ... [+] Impression of a rover on the surface of Mars). Mars was once home to a vast ocean ...

Today, we know of Mars as a cold ... the former project scientist for Curiosity's mission, said in the statement. "The Curiosity rover discovered evidence for long-lived ancient lakes in 2014 ...

The evidence comes from data collected by China’s Zhurong Mars rover, which landed in the Utopia Planitia region of Mars in 2021. Unlike other rovers traversing the planet, Zhurong arrived with ...

After an epic climb full of challenges, NASA’s Perseverance rover has successfully completed its ascent of the Jezero Crater, marking a key milestone in its ongoing ... Continue Reading → ...