Martian Rock Analysis Reveals the Planet Had 'Secret Ingredient' That Was Ideal for Starting Life Planet Mars has always been ...

Mars has long been seen as a barren wasteland, but a stunning new discovery by NASA’s Perseverance rover suggests the Red ...

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

Ancient Mars may have been warmer, wetter, and weirder than expected, according to an discovery made by NASA's Mars ...

The discovery of pale, loose rocks on the Martian surface could suggest that Mars was once a much warmer world.

Mars expert Roger Wiens and his team, including the rover Perseverance, discovered fascinating rocks incorporating kaolinite and spinel on Mars’ surface that form in warm, wet environments — but the ...

The presence of kaolinite, associated with minerals like spinel, raises many questions. Researchers are trying to understand how these rocks formed and what they reveal about the history of water and ...

and the mineral is quite soft. On Mars, the rocks are white but not as soft, possibly due to other processes that may have hardened the rocks. These rocks were also found to contain spinel, likely ...