In a recent discovery that has sent shockwaves through the scientific community, NASA’s Perseverance rover uncovered ...

Things are heating up on Mars, as the Perseverance rover begins its new science campaign. In its previous science campaign, the NASA rover explored the floor of the Jezero crater, but now it has ...

On June 19, the six-wheeled explorer officially completed the longest road trip of any robot vehicle on another planet. In a single drive, the rover rolled over 411 meters of Mars' rocky surface (more ...

Sheel and his team found that when the atmosphere of Mars is laden with dust, the atmosphere becomes less conductive, prohibiting the flow of charges. This could cause a massive charge buildup in a ...

By listening to the echoes of "marsquakes" — seismic waves rippling through Mars ' crust — researchers uncovered signs of water lingering at the base of the planet's upper crust, which sits ...

Why Sulfates Matter on Mars Sulfates form when water evaporates, leaving behind minerals rich in sulfur and calcium. These minerals exist widely on Mars, making up 4% to 8% of Martian soil.

We never saw more than insignificant hints' Was ancient Mars habitable? NASA's Perseverance rover is grinding into a 'weird, uncooperative' rock to find out Nearby super-Earth K2-18 b may be a ...

NASA’s Perseverance rover is now investigating a region on Mars known as “Krokodillen,” an area that may hold some of the oldest rocks on the planet. This site could offer rare insights into ...

To be sure, Mars likely hosted some kind of water on the surface between 3.7 billion and 4.1 billion years ago, when Earth and the rest of the solar system were still young.