Bright white rocks found by NASA’s Perseverance rover hint at ancient Martian rain lasting millions of years, raising new questions about how wet Mars once was and what those conditions might mean.

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Nearing its fourth year of exploration, NASA’s Perseverance rover continues its mission to uncover signs of ancient microbial ...

NASA’s long record of Martian exploration has trained the public to expect a steady stream of images and data from the Red ...

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration has lost contact with its MAVEN spacecraft, which has orbited Mars for over a decade. MAVEN, an acronym for Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution, ...

In a mission update late last month, Perseverance team members described the rover's most detailed look yet at a class of features called aeolian megaripples, oversized ripples of sand that can rise ...

CNN — While robotic rovers may explore the surface of Mars on behalf of humans who can't safely land there yet, they aren't alone. A fleet of orbiters circling the planet act as dual-purpose ...

Like most other rovers sent to alien worlds, the Perseverance was built to last. Although it was technically designed to conduct its core mission – finding signs of ancient life – in one Martian year ...