NASA's Mars rover that's exploring the planet and conducting research, including picking up samples for analysis back on Earth, found a "texture unlike anything we've seen before". The Perseverance ...

From Viking to Perseverance, scientists have spent decades chasing chemical hints that could point to life beyond Earth.

A NASA rover that launched from Florida detected electrical sparks igniting within small dusty tornadoes whirling on Mars' surface.

Space fans are over the moon about a major discovery on Mars - however, they don't know what it is quite yet. There's a lot of speculation after NASA tweeted they'll be telling us on Monday that a ...

Mars Discovery Raises Compelling Questions: Life or Chemistry? Results from NASA’s Perseverance rover reveal organic molecules, unusual minerals, and intriguing rock textures inside Jezero Crater’s ...

A mudstone sample from Jezero Crater shows textures and minerals that on Earth often form through microbial activity. Scientists caution that nonbiological processes could also explain the features, ...

The search for life on Mars dates back about five decades, and a Sept. 10 announcement marks perhaps the most dramatic advancement yet. The news: NASA's Perseverance rover had found potential signs of ...

Using its HiRISE camera, NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter captured ultra-high-resolution images of Valles Marineris, a ...

Futurist Michio Kaku sees humans doing ballet on Mars and projecting their brains into the cosmos. And aliens? Oh, they're ...

Why is ‘Mars’ trending on Google Trends today, December 25? Yes, the planet is all that everything is talking about– what ...

Billions of years ago, Mars’ Jezero Crater held a lake fed by rivers that could have carried minerals and maybe even organic matter. On Earth, places like that are teeming with microbial life. NOVA is ...