Nasa’s Perseverance Mars rover has spotted a bizarre helmet-shaped rock, shedding more light on how winds shape the Red Planet’s surface even today. The unusual “witch hat” or “helmet-shaped” rock ...

A new study co-authored by Texas A&M University geologist Dr. Michael Tice has revealed potential chemical signatures of ...

Before a "robot dog" can fetch data on the moon or Mars, it must learn to do so on Earth. And right now, that's exactly what's happening in New Mexico's White Sands National Park with a contraption ...

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

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 ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. A rock that looks like a turtle head is seen on the surface of Mars, photographed by NASA's ...

The image was taken with SHERLOC, a high-tech instrument mounted on Perseverance's robotic arm, built to hunt for signs of life—though in this case, it captured something a little more whimsical.

Blue Origin is proposing a version of its Blue Ring spacecraft to serve as a Mars communications satellite. Credit: Blue Origin WASHINGTON — NASA is still working on a strategy to procure a Mars ...

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Forget neat, smooth layers — Mars' interior is a chunky mix. New research suggests the interior of Mars is far messier than scientists once believed. Instead of neat, layered structures, perhaps ...