NASA’s Perseverance rover has uncovered the strongest evidence yet that Mars may once have been capable of supporting life ...

Billions of years ago, rivers likely flowed into Jezero Crater and formed a lake.

But seriously, unlike the dynamic crust of Earth, the Martian surface isn’t broken up into tectonic plates floating on magma. Instead, Mars has “stagnant lid” tectonics characterized by a single rocky ...

Could Martian mudstones be holding evidence of ancient microbes? New findings strengthen the case that the Red Planet once held life.

In the quiet, dusty expanse of Mars, some of the most profound scientific breakthroughs happen entirely by accident. In May ...

NASA's Curiosity rover found pure sulfur crystals inside a rock after backing over and accidentally crushing it on May 30, ...

Along with other recent discoveries, the new finding from Perseverance boosts the case that Mars once hosted conditions that ...

In an exciting revelation, NASA's Perseverance rover has discovered complex carbon-rich compounds in the ancient mudstones of Jezero Crater on Mars. This exciting find raises hopes regarding the past ...

A newly identified corridor, anchored to an asteroid’s orbit, may transform how scientists chart missions to the red planet — and reshape the future of human deep-space travel. For decades, a trip to ...

New findings from rocks inside Jezero Crater add to growing evidence that the Red Planet may once have been habitable.

Perseverance, the aptly named robot that has been criss-crossing the planet Mars since February 2021, has collected numerous samples along its 30 km route. Assigned to explore an ancient river delta ...