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." ...

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.

Earlier evidence pointing to ancient microbial life on the red planet hasn’t held up.

Images and measurements from NASA’s Perseverance rover indicate that recently identified rocks in Jezero Crater are composed of mudstones containing organic carbon. According to a study published in ...

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 ...

Colorful, speckled rocks found on the surface of Mars have offered among the most encouraging evidence yet of ancient life on ...