A selfie taken by NASA's Curiosity rover on Mars. NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS Over the past 13 years, the four-wheeled Curiosity rover has traveled approximately 21 miles (34 kilometers) across the ...

Visit ancient Mars—a surprisingly temperate planet where snow or rain falls from the sky, and rivers rush down valleys to feed hundreds of lakes. A new study from geologists at the University of ...

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A NASA rover taking rock samples on Mars has uncovered a plentiful mineral that was invisible to orbiters studying the Red Planet from space. Scientists say the discovery of siderite, a type of ...

NASA's Curiosity rover has found iron-rich carbonates on Mars, offering new clues about the planet's ancient climate and potential habitability. While slowly climbing the slopes of Mount Sharp ...

On Mars, which has a thin atmosphere (less than 1% of Earth's) and no ozone layer, about 30% more damaging UV radiation reaches the surface. However, numerical modeling predicts ice and snow ...

The rock contrasts with lighter surrounding terrain and was likely transported from elsewhere, scientists say. . | Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU NASA's Perseverance Mars rover has come across ...

NASA's Perseverance rover on Mars has discovered unusual "float" rocks on the rim of Jezero Crater while searching for signs of ancient microbial life. Scientists are investigating their origin.

All evidence points to Mars having had a carbon dioxide-rich atmosphere billions of years ago, but insufficient carbonates in Martian soil challenge this theory. Now, a new study using data from ...

This image is from NASAs Mars Perseverance rover, taken by the Mastcam-Z. NASA's Mars rover has pictured a mysterious, skull-shaped rock on the Red Planet whose origin remains uncertain.

SpaceX aims for Starship to reach Mars by the end of next year, potentially paving the way for human missions as early as 2029, though 2031 is considered more realistic. Elon Musk, CEO of SpaceX ...

If you buy through a BGR link, we may earn an affiliate commission, helping support our expert product labs. NASA’s Perseverance rover recently spotted something strange while exploring the ...