"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 ...

Martian mudstones contain features that NASA says are the "clearest sign of life" yet on Mars, according to new findings from ...

NASA scientists say a rock sample collected by the Perseverance rover in Jezero Crater may contain the strongest signs yet of ...

NASA’s Mars rover finds organic signals in mudstone that resemble microbial activity, sparking new debate over life on the ...

NASA has found potential signs of life on Mars, the agency said last Wednesday. Although additional scientific study is ...

Potential signs of microbial life were found in a rock sample collected by the rover in 2024 from an ancient dry riverbed on ...

Mars may have released sulfur gases that trapped heat, shaped the climate, and created conditions for ancient life.

The rover carries a drill to penetrate rocks and tubes to hold the samples gathered from places judged most suitable for ...

In fairness to the Perseverance rover, this is exactly what it was built for. Nicknamed Percy, the machine was sent to Jezero ...

Was there ever life on Mars? Planetary scientists think there could have been but there hasn’t been any direct evidence.

Scientists believe intriguing leopard spots on a rock sampled by the Perseverance rover on Mars may have potentially been ...