Solar panels are next to useless in the outer solar system, so NASA’s Voyager probes rely on nuclear batteries—technology ...

Pale rocks discovered by the Perseverance rover in Jezero Crater reveal surprising clues about Mars' watery past. These formations, rich in kaolinite, suggest a much more turbulent geological history ...

The Perseverance team have faced a stubborn engineering ... making this sample particularly important to understanding ancient Mars' potential for life. The science team was torn with competing ...

NASA’s Perseverance rover has taken an unconventional approach to Martian exploration—smooshing a rock to reveal secrets beneath the surface. This unexpected yet effective experiment has provided ...

NASA’s Perseverance rover has found possible hints of ancient life on Mars ― one of the strongest signs yet of Martian life, according to planetary scientists. Dark-rimmed ‘leopard spots ...

"As exciting as the new findings are, we realize that our results can only be verified by samples from Mars, which are currently being collected by NASA's Perseverance rover. When we get those ...

Perseverance is not equipped to directly detect life; its mission is to collect samples for in-depth analysis on Earth. Scientists hope these samples can answer the question of past life on Mars.

However, the samples from Perseverance are not expected to make it back to Earth until 2040, pushed back from the original target of 2031. So for now, we will still be debating just how Mars got ...

which landed on Mars in May 2021. The six-wheeled rover was sent to investigate Utopia Planitia, a region far from NASA's Curiosity and Perseverance rovers. It's the same rubbly plain where the U ...

However, even though dust covers everything on Mars, it’s difficult to study and presents an enigma, said Briony Horgan, co-investigator on the Perseverance rover mission and professor of ...

Sedimentary rocks are often a particular focus of investigations, because they can contain evidence of water—and therefore life—on Mars. For example, the NASA Perseverance rover is currently ...