Now, NASA’s Perseverance rover has found tiny gemstones that resemble rubies. An international group of researchers spotted ...

The White House says NASA's Mars Sample Return mission is a waste of money, but experts say the mission could help it achieve ...

Perseverance found the minerals in an ancient river channel, but researchers say geology may still beat biology ...

NASA is quietly rewriting the script for human exploration of the Red Planet, turning robots from remote-controlled tools into autonomous partners tasked with keeping crews alive far from home.

One of NASA's robotic rovers on Mars has for the first time ever detected electrical sparks igniting within small dusty tornadoes whirling on the planet's surface. While scientists have long theorized ...

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NASA is moving forward with plans to bring samples from Mars to Earth for more intense study than is possible on the red planet, and its robotic explorers are already laying the groundwork. The ...

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 ...