Learn why scientists are cautiously optimistic about the potential biosignatures found in the Sapphire Canyon rock sample.

In Jezero Crater’s Bright Angel formation, Perseverance has found rocks rich in organic molecules and minerals linked to ...

Experts speculate a new Phobos mission could launch by 2030, leveraging advancements in propulsion and AI for safer trajectories.

"The results reported here can be crucial when down-selecting which samples, if not all, are returned to Earth." ...

One of the studies, led by Dr. Aleksandra Sokołowska of Brown University and Imperial College London, has identified 258 ...

A lookout point in the foothills of Mount Sharp, a 3-mile-high mountain, allowed the rover to see all the way across Gale ...

Jezero Crater’s rocks reveal three stages of water activity, shifting from hostile acidic fluids to more life-friendly ...

A planetary scientist walks through the sensors and systems that went into the recent detection of potential biosignatures.

Planetary geologists reply that these impressions usually result from pareidolia, the tendency for the brain to see familiar shapes in random patterns, a tendency Carl Sagan long ago called an ...

As the Perseverance rover traversed an ancient river valley in Mars' Jezero Crater back in July 2024, it drilled into the ...

The barren red deserts of Mars might not be as lifeless as they seem. A growing number of researchers are pointing to strange ...