NASA's Curiosity rover has been roaming the Red Planet since 2012, taking thousands of pictures, drilling small holes in the planet's surface and searching for evidence of past habitable environments ...

One of the great unsolved problems in modern planetary science is written on the surface of Mars. Mars has canyons that were carved by rivers, so it was once warm enough for liquid water. How—and ...

NASA recently shared a photo that details the vastly different landscapes its Curiosity and Perseverance rovers have spent years traversing on Mars.

A Martian selfie is giving Earthbound astronomers a look at environmental details on the red planet’s surface. But the selfie was not taken by an extraterrestrial. Rather, it was a manmade explorer.

On the night of October 4, 2025, NASA’s Perseverance rover tilted its cameras away from the rocks of Jezero Crater and toward ...

A recent close-up shows a turtle-shaped rock on the surface of Mars, captured by NASA's Perseverance rover. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how ...

Scientists have just made a fascinating discovery on Mars: a new mineral called ferric hydroxysulfate. The name is a mouthful, but the implications it brings are exciting. This particular mineral ...