The intriguing chemistry of a rock collected by the Perseverance rover could trace to microbial activity — or not.

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 warm, wet ...

An arrowhead-shaped rock on Mars sporting features that may hint at ancient microbial activity on the Red Planet has left ...

NASA’s Perseverance rover found large crystals of quartz with a high purity on Mars, which probably had to have formed in the ...

Since its arrival on the Martian surface five years ago, NASA’s Perseverance rover has been busy scouring the Red Planet for ...

After over 11 years of exploring the harsh Martian landscape, NASA’s Curiosity Rover is showing visible signs of wear and ...

NASA’s Perseverance rover found pale rocks containing kaolinite on Mars, a mineral that forms in warm, wet conditions.

The redness of Mars has made the planet one of the most recognizable in the solar system with its hue serving as a topic of ...

With new data coming in from Mars, scientists have a new theory about why the planet is red. What does this mean for whether ...

Reports from NASA’s Curiosity rover reveal evidence of ancient ... while NASA’s Perseverance found evidence of ancient life on Mars. The Europa Clipper launched to investigate subsurface ...