NASA scientists were baffled after uncovering a rock on Mars that didn’t belong there — with a composition pointing to ...
The Perseverance Rover has been exploring the Red Planet since 2021 and has made a number of incredible discoveries - but ...
Interest in Martian life had been spurred by a now infamous announcement from the White House lawn in 1996, when President ...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla — NASA’s newest Mars rover has completed its first sample grab, tucking away the tube of rock for return to Earth. The Perseverance rover team confirmed last week’s successful ...
More than five years into its mission, NASA's Mars Perseverance rover is still ambling across the surface of the red planet, ...
A rock that is described as "unusually shaped" and "not meant to be on the surface of Mars" has nevertheless made its way to ...
The 80-centimeter (31-inch) wide rock, named “Phippsaksla", stands out from its environment. It was found back on September 2, 2025, using Perseverance's Left Mastcam-Z camera, on Sol 1612, the ...
Scientists suspect iron meteorites might be able to resist erosion on Mars, which may explain why some appear perched on flat ground rather than embedded in craters. In other cases, a crater may have ...
NASA’s Perseverance rover has uncovered powerful new evidence that Mars’ Jezero Crater once hosted multiple rounds of flowing water, each creating conditions that could have supported life.