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

New video from NASA’s Mars 2020 Perseverance rover chronicles major milestones during the final minutes of its entry, descent, and landing (EDL) on the Red Planet on Feb. 18 as the spacecraft ...

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

Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech news with a twist for CNET. When not wallowing in weird gear and iPad apps for cats, she can be found tinkering with her 1956 DeSoto. NASA's ...

“There is no evidence of microbes on Mars today, but if any had been present on ancient Mars, they too might have reduced ...

After years of searching, NASA’s Perseverance rover has discovered some polka-dotted rocks that may provide the strongest ...

NASA has long been searching for definitive signs of life on Mars, and it seems like NASA’s Perseverance rover has found the ...

New research using NASA’s Perseverance rover has uncovered strong evidence that Mars’ Jezero Crater experienced multiple ...

A graphic showing the European Space Agency's Mars Express Orbiter flying above Mars. Credit: ESA / ATG medialab // Mars: ESA / DLR / FU Berlin What an extraterrestrial view. The long-lived Mars ...

Landing on Mars is difficult and not always successful. Well-designed advance testing helps. An ambitious NASA Mars rover mission set to launch in 2020 will rely on a special parachute to slow the ...