A lookout point in the foothills of Mount Sharp, a 3-mile-high mountain, allowed the rover to see all the way across Gale Crater 's floor. Near the center of the image is Peace Vallis, an ancient ...

Every new discovery brings scientists closer to understanding whether Mars ever supported life and tells the Perseverance which samples to collect in the future.

Scientists can now predict Mars' green auroras - glowing signs of solar storms - which could protect future astronauts on the ...

See Rocket Lab's "proposed mission architecture" for a Mars sample return mission in this animation. Credit: Rocket Lab ...

Scientists have found strong evidence that Mars was inhabited multiple times. The team identified 24 minerals that pointed to ...

“This very well could be the clearest sign of life that we’ve ever found on Mars, which is incredibly exciting,” Acting NASA ...

Astronomers have obtained new images of the mysterious interstellar object 3I/ATLAS that reveal a new feature: the fastest ...

China's space program is experiencing a meteoric rise, and will soon pose a significant challenge to the US' dominant ...

New research using NASA's Perseverance rover has uncovered strong evidence that Mars' Jezero Crater experienced multiple ...

Roger Wiens has been a Mars explorer since he was 11 years old. He now leads the SuperCam instrument team on NASA’s Mars ...

Jezero Crater’s rocks reveal three stages of water activity, shifting from hostile acidic fluids to more life-friendly ...

A Williamstown man will lead an Earth-based simulation of a Mars mission that will last for more than a year. Air Force Maj.