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

Both samples, slightly wider than a pencil in diameter and about six centimeters long, are now stored in sealed tubes in the rover's interior.

Scientists report that rock samples from Mars' Jezero Crater contain minerals that are typically formed in water. While the presence of organic matter is inconclusive, the rocks could be scientists' ...

A study published in Communications Earth & Environment suggests that certain pale patches spotted on Mars, seen as bright, light-toned specks against the planet’s rusty terrain, are evidence that ...

Horgan said kaolinite also carries its own mystery. There is no major outcropping nearby where the light-colored rocks could have originated despite being scattered throughout the mission path ...

LOS ANGELES - The Mars rover Opportunity began scanning a stadium-sized crater for clues to what the Red Planet was like before volcanic eruptions covered its surface in lava, NASA scientists said ...

NASA’s Perseverance rover puts its robotic arm to work around a rocky outcrop called “Skinner Ridge” in Mars’ Jezero Crater. Composed of multiple images, this mosaic shows layered sedimentary rocks in ...