A metallic-looking rock sitting on the Martian surface has jolted a mission that was already rewriting what we know about the ...

The Perseverance rover has been exploring the Jezero Crater for years, and it's finally found a potential meteorite, now ...

American space agency NASA said the Perseverance rover is good to go on Mars until at least 2031, both hardware and software ...

From Viking to Perseverance, scientists have spent decades chasing chemical hints that could point to life beyond Earth.

It now has not one but two new options to choose from — both are faster and cheaper. The samples could return as soon as 2035 and may contain the first-ever signs of ancient alien life. The ...

NASA has announced that the next Mars rover -- currently codenamed Mars 2020 -- will be outfitted with an array of sophisticated, upgraded scientific instruments that will let it delve deeper and ...

NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover has detected the largest organic (carbon-containing) molecules ever found on the red planet. The discovery is one of the most significant findings in the search for ...

The newest and most advanced Mars exploration rover, the Perseverance, is the main topic of discussion over at NASA these days, after it managed to effectively climb out of the Jezero Crater where it ...

These noctilucent clouds, reflecting light from the sun after sunset, have been visible in Martian skies for the past four fall seasons. Credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech / MSSS A rover got a new view of ...

No place on Earth has the exact conditions we see on Mars. Scientists believe the Red Planet once had rivers with flowing water. Today, though, the planet’s surface is an arid wasteland with an ...

PASADENA, Calif. -- NASA's Opportunity rover transmitted its first images of Mars back to Earth early today, hours after bounding safely onto unexplored terrain. The mostly black and white images, ...

It’s one small step for man, one potential giant leap for Martiankind. Scientists have identified a region on Mars that could support living organisms, potentially bringing us a step closer to ...