"The results reported here can be crucial when down-selecting which samples, if not all, are returned to Earth." ...
Jezero Crater’s rocks reveal three stages of water activity, shifting from hostile acidic fluids to more life-friendly ...
This animation depicts water disappearing over time in the Martian river valley Neretva Vallis, where NASA’s Perseverance ...
In fairness to the Perseverance rover, this is exactly what it was built for. Nicknamed Percy, the machine was sent to Jezero ...
NASA scientists say a rock sample collected by the Perseverance rover in Jezero Crater may contain the strongest signs yet of ...
NASA’s other rover, Perseverance, landed in the Jezero Crater on February 18, 2021, to search for signs of ancient life and collect rock samples for a future return to Earth.
A planetary scientist walks through the sensors and systems that went into the recent detection of potential biosignatures.
Mars’ Jezero Crater holds signs of ancient water and strange mineral reactions, some linked with organic compounds. With ...
"The idea was for our payload to get us just up to the potential biosignature designation and have the rest of the story told ...
Researchers who examined data from Perseverance found that the rocks contained organics that could have been the precursors ...
A new study co-authored by Texas A&M University geologist Dr. Michael Tice has revealed potential chemical signatures of ...
NASA’s Perseverance rover detects potential biosignatures in Jezero Crater sample Discovery published in Nature marks closest ...