The idea of an ancient Martian ocean has fascinated scientists for decades. Now, groundbreaking research based on radar scans ...

Rocks loafing about on the surface of Mars have been harboring secrets about the red planet's mysterious past.

NASA’s Perseverance rover has stumbled upon a collection of mysterious Martian rocks, sparking new questions about the Red ...

NASA’s Perseverance rover found pale rocks containing kaolinite on Mars, a mineral that forms in warm, wet conditions.

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

Since its arrival on the Martian surface five years ago, NASA’s Perseverance rover has been busy scouring the Red Planet for ...

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

Sometimes scientists must dig and work and sweat to make scientific discoveries. And sometimes a robot rolls over a rock that ...

The adverse environment is challenging for humans to land on and explore. This is where a Mars rover comes in handy. The Zhurong Mars rover is named after the mythological fire deity Zhurong and ...

In the next decade, space agencies plan to bring rock samples from Mars to Earth. But what if these rocks contain alien ...