Two moons orbit Mars, and one of them may be on a path to extinction. However, will this prediction actually come to pass? Here's more about what's happening.

Curiosity is exploring Mars’ boxwork terrain, where ridges and hollows may have formed from cementation and erosion. The ...

Scientists have, for the first time, pinned down exactly when microbes colonized a meteorite impact crater. The team shows ...

Mars is often described as a dead planet, but fresh findings suggest it may have been much livelier in the past—at least ...

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

We’re often the first humans to put eyes on those images. We tell Perseverance to reach out, and grind rocks, take pictures, ...

NASA’s Perseverance rover revealed 24 mineral types in Jezero Crater, showing Mars experienced several water episodes.

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.

The question of whether there is or was life on Mars has been around for a long time, but NASA's Perseverance rover might ...

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

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