The intriguing chemistry of a rock collected by the Perseverance rover could trace to microbial activity — or not.

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

"Shorelines are great locations to look for evidence of past life." Today, Mars is a chilly desert of rock and dust — but 4 billion years ago, the planet had rivers, lakes and even oceans with ...

The yellow star is the site of NASA's Perseverance rover, which landed a few months before Zhurong. . | Credit: Robert Citron Today, Mars is a chilly desert of rock and dust — but 4 billion ...