Jezero Crater’s rocks reveal three stages of water activity, shifting from hostile acidic fluids to more life-friendly ...

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

"The idea was for our payload to get us just up to the potential biosignature designation and have the rest of the story told ...

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

Has NASA's Perseverance rover at long last found evidence that life did indeed once exist on Mars? Here's what we know.

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

Minerals in the rock might have been produced by microbes in chemical reactions, but researchers say they’ll need to examine ...

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

Mars’ Jezero Crater holds signs of ancient water and strange mineral reactions, some linked with organic compounds. With ...

NASA’s Mars rover finds organic signals in mudstone that resemble microbial activity, sparking new debate over life on the ...

The Perseverance rover on Mars has obtained rock samples. Researchers have stated these samples contain biomarkers that ...

NASA's search for evidence of past life on Mars just produced an exciting update. On Sept. 10, 2025, a team of scientists ...