In fairness to the Perseverance rover, this is exactly what it was built for. Nicknamed Percy, the machine was sent to Jezero ...

A planetary scientist walks through the sensors and systems that went into the recent detection of potential biosignatures.

A new study co-authored by Texas A&M University geologist Dr. Michael Tice has revealed potential chemical signatures of ...

This animation depicts water disappearing over time in the Martian river valley Neretva Vallis, where NASA’s Perseverance ...

NASA’s Perseverance rover detects potential biosignatures in Jezero Crater sample Discovery published in Nature marks closest ...

The rover carries a drill to penetrate rocks and tubes to hold the samples gathered from places judged most suitable for ...

NASA's search for evidence of past life on Mars just produced an exciting update. On Sept. 10, 2025, a team of scientists ...

NASA’s Mars rover finds organic signals in mudstone that resemble microbial activity, sparking new debate over life on the ...

NASA rover Perseverance collected evidence being considered by agency officials as 'the closest we have ever come to ...

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

NASA officials will unveil details about a new finding connected to a unique sample the Perseverance rover found on Mars ...

Mars’ Jezero Crater holds signs of ancient water and strange mineral reactions, some linked with organic compounds. With ...