NASA's Perseverance rover uncovered evidence of water interacting with rocks in Mars' Jezero Crater multiple times, including a period of hot groundwater activity.

A microscopic mineral hidden inside a meteorite from Mars has delivered one of the most intriguing surprises in recent planetary science. Researchers examining a Martian rock fragment discovered tiny ...

NASA's Perseverance rover has uncovered one of the most intriguing clues yet in humanity's search for life beyond Earth. While exploring an ancient river valley on Mars, the rover detected complex ...

NASA’s Perseverance rover has uncovered new clues about the history of water on Mars after analyzing rocks in the Marginal Unit of Jezero Crater. Scientists had expected to find remnants of ancient ...

An international team of scientists has identified a completely new type of rock from the red planet and, for the first time, discovered the mineral garnet in a Martian sample. The breakthrough offers ...

The yardangs sit on the northwest side of a three-mile-tall mountain called Mount Sharp, and both features sit in Mars’ Gale ...

Curiosity rover Mars discovery: NASA's rover found disc-shaped mineral features on Mount Sharp that may preserve ancient water chemistry. For the first time, it will drill above a key geological ...

NASA's Curiosity rover found pure sulfur crystals inside a rock after backing over and accidentally crushing it on May 30, 2024. This is a zoomed-in photo of the crystals. Credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech / ...

On Earth, garnet is best known as the fiery red January birthstone—popular in jewelry since the Bronze Age and valued highly by ancient Egyptians. Our team has now discovered a new rock type ...

The search for life beyond our planet remains one of humanity’s greatest scientific goals. Among the many possible destinations, Mars continues to stand out as the leading candidate. The fourth planet ...