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

Natural geologic processes at Mars' Oxia Planum may improve the Rosalind Franklin rover's chances of detecting organic ...

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

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

For years, NASA's Curiosity Mars rover has been exploring the slopes of Mount Sharp inside the Red Planet's Gale Crater, ...

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.

This animation depicts water disappearing over time in the Martian river valley Neretva Vallis, where NASA’s Perseverance ...

NASA’s Perseverance rover detects potential biosignatures in Jezero Crater sample Discovery published in Nature marks closest ...

The Mars Curiosity rover had to weather a solar storm. Specks seen in the video the rover captured are "caused by charged particles from a solar storm," according to NASA. Credit: Space.com | NASA/JPL ...

Nasa rover makes discovery that hints at past life on Mars - ‘This very well could be the clearest sign of life that we’ve ...

NASA rover Perseverance collected evidence being considered by agency officials as 'the closest we have ever come to ...

NASA has just shared one of its most impressive Mars panoramas to date. Captured by its trusty Curiosity rover, the panorama (below) of the Martian landscape comprises 44 images taken by the rover’s ...