An arrowhead-shaped rock on Mars sporting features that may hint at ancient microbial activity on the Red Planet has left ...

The intriguing chemistry of a rock collected by the Perseverance rover could trace to microbial activity—or not ...

Mars in March 2025 offers sky enthusiasts prime viewing opportunities, with key dates including March 1, March 9, mid-March, ...

The intriguing chemistry of a rock collected by the Perseverance rover could trace to microbial activity — or not.

NASA's Perseverance rover, which has been exploring Mars since 2021, fired its laser at some oddly pale rocks on the surface ...

A space probe named Hera captured images of Mars' small Deimos moon while on a mission to examine an asteroid.

For decades, scientists have used satellite images to trace Martian surface features resembling a shoreline. But any such evidence on the surface could have been erased or distorted by billions of ...

These features combined will help scientists learn ... scientist Michael Kueppers said in the news release. The ESA's Mars Express, which has been orbiting the red planet for over 20 years ...

China has invited the global scientific community to participate in its Tianwen-3 Mars exploration mission, according to a ...

This discovery suggests Mars once had a complex water system with rivers, waves, and ocean currents that could have created environments potentially habitable for microbial life. GUANGZHOU, China ...

In the 1970s, NASA’s Mariner 9 and Viking 2 were the first missions to spy features that suggested the presence of an ancient ocean on Mars. Utopia Planitia dates to the Hesperian Period, or 3.7 ...