NASA’s Perseverance rover has stumbled upon a collection of mysterious Martian rocks, sparking new questions about the Red ...

Mars may have once hosted an ocean with waves that lapped against sandy beaches 3.6 billion years ago, according to new ...

Perseverance is pushing the limits of Martian science by using its SHERLOC instrument to detect organic compounds, but harsh ...

Sometimes scientists must dig and work and sweat to make scientific discoveries. And sometimes a robot rolls over a rock that ...

A new study claims that a mineral found in Mars' dust called ferrihydrite, which forms in the presence of cool water, is ...

Humans are determined to discover more details about Mars, Earth's neighboring planet, which seems to hide many secrets. So ...

The question of whether life once existed on Mars may be answered by a new laser instrument from the University of Bern. The ...

Scientists have discovered kaolinite mineral on Mars, providing new evidence that the planet was once warm and wet.

A new study in the journal Nature Communications reveals that Mars is red for very much the same reason it may have once been home to life — namely, that it was a wet planet. This is in line with ...

"We found evidence for wind, waves, no shortage of sand—a proper, vacation-style beach," said geologist Benjamin Cardenas.

Ferrihydrite, a water-rich iron mineral, plays an important role in giving the red planet its signature hue, according to the ...