The intriguing chemistry of a rock collected by the Perseverance rover could trace to microbial activity—or not ...

The intriguing chemistry of a rock collected by the Perseverance rover could trace to microbial activity — or not.

A rock on Mars that may hold clues about ancient microbial life on the Red Planet continues to puzzle scientists.

In the next decade, space agencies plan to bring rock samples from Mars to Earth. But what if these rocks contain alien ...

Rocks loafing about on the surface of Mars have been harboring secrets about the red planet's mysterious past.

NASA’s Perseverance rover found pale rocks containing kaolinite on Mars, a mineral that forms in warm, wet conditions.

Since its arrival on the Martian surface five years ago, NASA’s Perseverance rover has been busy scouring the Red Planet for ...

A rock on Mars spilled a surprising yellow treasure after Curiosity accidentally cracked through its unremarkable exterior. When the rover rolled its 899-kilogram (1,982-pound) body over the rock in ...

Mars just dropped a surprise golden nugget —literally. Curiosity accidentally cracked open an ordinary-looking rock, only to ...

The Red Planet and its tiny moon Deimos were recorded at a very near distance as the asteroid-chasing spacecraft completed a flyby on Wednesday.

The rock was discovered by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Perseverance rover. According to ...

The discovery of pale, loose rocks on the Martian surface could suggest that Mars was once a much warmer world.