"That would be a really cool discovery by itself," University of Iowa planetary geologist Valerie Payre said. "That would ...

“This finding by Perseverance …is the closest we have ever come to discovering life on Mars,” said acting NASA administrator ...

NASA has reported possible biosignatures in a Mars rock, but delays and funding woes cloud its sample return mission. Could China's Tianwen-3 step in and deliver samples from the site itself?

Cheyava Falls showed potential biosignatures. After a year of study, no one had come up with a better solution to what it was ...

Since 2021, NASA’s Perseverance rover has explored Jezero Crater, a site chosen because it once hosted a lake and river delta ...

Perseverance rover data shows Jezero Crater once held a calm lake, leaving behind mudstones rich in organic-linked minerals.

We'll likely need to get Perseverance's samples to Earth to determine if they do indeed harbor evidence of Mars life —but the prospects of such a mission are cloudy at best.

Colorado’s role in next week’s NASA Mars 2020 Perseverance rover landing comes courtesy of Lockheed Martin’s aeroshell – which protects the rover during entry, descent, and landing. Thursday’s going ...

The Perseverance rover’s new findings set the stage for bringing Martian samples back to Earth to test whether microbes once ...

“This finding by Perseverance, launched under President Trump in ... (NASA’s Image) Sapphire Canyon is one of 27 rock cores the rover has collected since landing at Jezero Crater in February 2021.

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. A closeup of "leopard spots" on Mars seen by the Perseverance rover. These features may contain ...