NASA's Perseverance rover, which has been exploring Mars since 2021, fired its laser at some oddly pale rocks on the surface ...

NASA considers SANS one of its ‘red risks’ for a Mars mission, owing to its potential severity and the number of astronauts ...

The most significant change since those 1970's experiments were conducted was the discovery of high levels of perchlorate on Mars. Perchlorate, plus abiotic oxidants, explains the Viking results and ...

"It's like a game of billiards around the solar system, flying by a couple of planets at just the right angle and timing to ...

The race to Mars has intensified, with two major players leading the charge—NASA and SpaceX. NASA, a government-backed agency ...

Scientists may finally have a way to detect ancient life on Mars by studying microbial fossils preserved in sulfate minerals.

Kaolinite is a soft, earthy, usually white, mineral produced by the chemical weathering of aluminium silicate minerals like ...

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

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

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 ...

A new method to detect life in ancient rocks could help analyze Mars samples and determine if life once existed on the red ...

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