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

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

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 ...

Athena is targeting highland terrain about 100 miles (160 kilometers) from the moon's south pole, where it will deploy three ...

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

Step aside, Santa Monica. It seems that Mars once had beaches that would give the Californian coast a run for its money.

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 ...

Mars may have once been home to sun-soaked ... "The capabilities of the Zhurong rover have allowed us to understand the geologic history of the planet in an entirely new way," said Michael ...

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