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

Rocks loafing about on the surface of Mars have been harboring secrets about the red planet's mysterious past.

The idea of an ancient Martian ocean has fascinated scientists for decades. Now, groundbreaking research based on radar scans ...

Mars has long been seen as a barren wasteland, but a stunning new discovery by NASA’s Perseverance rover suggests the Red ...

NASA’s Perseverance rover found pale rocks containing kaolinite on Mars, a mineral that forms in warm, wet conditions.

Mars rover makes epic climb to explore some of the ... Early estimates that this mission would cost up to US$11 billion sent the agency back to the drawing board, but it has been unable to work ...

Since its arrival on the Martian surface five years ago, NASA’s Perseverance rover has been busy scouring the Red Planet for ...

Short deadline for science project submissions suggests Tianwen-3 could be on track to win race to bring samples back to ...

Potential cuts of up to 50 per cent of NASA's science budget could mean cancelling missions including the Hubble Space Telescope and the Voyager probes ...

Second time unlucky: A US company's lunar ... Moon and eventually to reach Mars. Athena carries an ice-drilling experiment, a 4G cellular network test, three rovers, and a unique hopping drone ...

Second time unlucky: A US company's lunar lander appears ... return astronauts to the Moon and eventually to reach Mars.

The adverse environment is challenging for humans to land on and explore. This is where a Mars rover comes in handy. The Zhurong Mars rover is named after the mythological fire deity Zhurong and ...