NASA’s Perseverance rover has stunned experts after finding some strange-looking rock composed of spherules on the surface of ...

Seismic readings of the interior of Mars strongly suggest large quantities of water buried 6 to 12 miles underground.

The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has been looking down at the surface of the Red Planet for almost 20 years. It is looking for ...

Mars was long believed to be entirely red. However, NASA’s Perseverance rover has captured stunning images revealing blue rocks scattered across the Martian surface, challenging old perceptions.

NASA's Perseverance rover, which has been exploring Mars since 2021, fired its laser at some oddly pale rocks on the surface of the Red Planet—and found evidence that Mars may have once been ...

The instrument uses a suite of techniques to analyze the Martian surface. Now Wiens leads the research team that uses SuperCam's tools to make discoveries on Mars. Researchers observed the small ...

The IR instruments on the Mars Mariner spacecraft successfully scanned the atmospheric and surface chemistry of Mars, trasmitting IR spectral data back to Earth. "The infrared spectrometer was a ...

Mars’ surface is too cold and lacks sufficient pressure for life. However, the radioactive decay of thorium and other elements underground generates heat and chemical energy. This, combined with ...