To be clear, NASA relies on the Committee on Space Research (COSPAR)’s planetary protection policy as the main way it demonstrates compliance with Outer Space Treaty (OST) planetary protection ...

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

NASA has just shared one of its most impressive Mars panoramas to date. Captured by its trusty Curiosity rover, the panorama ...

The VIPER mission is wrapped up in NASA’s Artemis program, and while this is largely focused on moon exploration, Artemis ...

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 Perseverance Rover has samples of potential ancient life on the planet. The challenge is getting them back to Earth.

NASA’s Curiosity rover captured a clear panorama of Mars' Gale Crater in August.

A stunning panorama of the Martian landscape by NASA’s Curiosity Rover on August 25, the 4,640th day of its mission, recently ...

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

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