Perseverance rover found a rock on Mars named Phippsaksla with so much iron and nickel that it could be a meteorite.

On a battered rock in an ancient Martian riverbed, a pattern of dark, rounded patches has jolted planetary science. These “leopard spots” do not just look strange, they line up uncannily with what ...

Mars Discovery Raises Compelling Questions: Life or Chemistry? Results from NASA’s Perseverance rover reveal organic molecules, unusual minerals, and intriguing rock textures inside Jezero Crater’s ...

NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover captured this image of a rocky area nicknamed “Cheyava Falls” on July 18, 2024, showing black “poppy seed” and larger “leopard spot” features. Researchers say a sample ...

In a quiet corner of an ancient riverbed on Mars, a speckled rock has pushed the search for extraterrestrial life into its most tantalizing phase yet. NASA now says the layered stone, drilled by the ...

Tiny life-forms might have once existed on Mars, leaving a trail that resembles poppy seeds and leopard spots on a reddish rock. NASA's Perseverance rover found this rock in July 2024. Scientists ...

A long time ago, life left microscopic signatures on Mars — or did it? That's the question NASA scientists have worked for years to answer. On Wednesday, NASA researchers said the answer might be in a ...