The Perseverance rover has been exploring Jezero Crater for years, but it's never found an otherworldly object quite like ...

It now has not one but two new options to choose from — both are faster and cheaper. The samples could return as soon as 2035 and may contain the first-ever signs of ancient alien life. The ...

The one-minute timelapse shows the rover traverse the Martian terrain, and cross its own tracks from earlier in the year.

From mudstones on Mars to strange gases in exoplanet atmospheres, tentative evidence for extraterrestrial life is starting to ...

NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover has detected the largest organic (carbon-containing) molecules ever found on the red planet. The discovery is one of the most significant findings in the search for ...

No place on Earth has the exact conditions we see on Mars. Scientists believe the Red Planet once had rivers with flowing water. Today, though, the planet’s surface is an arid wasteland with an ...

The newest and most advanced Mars exploration rover, the Perseverance, is the main topic of discussion over at NASA these days, after it managed to effectively climb out of the Jezero Crater where it ...

It’s one small step for man, one potential giant leap for Martiankind. Scientists have identified a region on Mars that could support living organisms, potentially bringing us a step closer to ...

These noctilucent clouds, reflecting light from the sun after sunset, have been visible in Martian skies for the past four fall seasons. Credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech / MSSS A rover got a new view of ...

NASA is hoping to answer questions about alien life by sending humans to Mars in the 2030s for the very first time, but it ...

NASA has announced that the next Mars rover -- currently codenamed Mars 2020 -- will be outfitted with an array of sophisticated, upgraded scientific instruments that will let it delve deeper and ...

PASADENA, Calif. -- NASA's Opportunity rover transmitted its first images of Mars back to Earth early today, hours after bounding safely onto unexplored terrain. The mostly black and white images, ...