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

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

Credit: Victor Habbick Visions / Science Photo Library / Getty Images illustration Scientists have used orbiters and rovers to find dried streams, lakes, and gullies on Mars that hint at its ...

It's the "strangest find" and "most unexpected" of Curiosity's 12 years on Mars. From our morning news ... a three-mile-high central peak in the crater. Each layer of the mountain "represents ...

NASA’s new Perseverance rover ... Mars for less than two weeks, but science fans are already chomping at the bit for any news they can get related to the mission. What will the new rover find?

Nicknamed “Cheyava Falls” by the team, the arrowhead-shaped rock contains fascinating traits that may bear on the question of whether Mars ... by the rover contained running water. Other ...

(CNN) — Mars may have once hosted an ocean with waves that lapped against sandy beaches 3.6 billion years ago, according to new research. China’s Zhurong rover and its ground-penetrating radar ...

The Zhurong rover landed on Mars in 2021 in an area known as Utopia Planitia and sent back data on the geology of its surroundings in search of signs of ancient water or ice. Unlike other rovers ...

NASA’s Perseverance rover has found possible hints of ancient life on Mars ― one of the strongest ... meteorite ALH84001, only for other researchers to find ways to explain the observations ...

The adverse environment is challenging for humans to land on and explore. This is where a Mars rover comes in handy. The Zhurong Mars rover is named after the mythological fire deity Zhurong and ...