It's not the first time there have been claims of signs of life on Mars, so why are scientists particularly thrilled now?

To appreciate how discoveries like this one come about, it's helpful to understand how scientists engage with rover data — ...

NASA's Perseverance rover may have uncovered hints of ancient Martian life, but China's Tianwen 3 mission could be the first ...

Samples collected from a rock dubbed “Cheyava Falls” contain a structure that hints at the possibility of having a biological origin, according to the space agency, but more research needs to be ...

NASA's Perseverance rover has captured a striking new image of massive, wind-carved sand formations known as "megaripples" during its latest exploration stop on the Red Planet. "On Mars, the past is ...

NASA has announced that a sample collected on Mars by its Perseverance rover may contain evidence of ancient microbial life Perseverance took the sample from a rock named Cheyava Falls in a dry ...

NASA's Mars rover Perseverance has uncovered rocks in a dry river channel that may hold potential signs of ancient microscopic life, scientists reported Wednesday. They stressed that in-depth analysis ...

NASA Perseverance rover's Mastcam-Z captured the Ingenuity helicopter's 54th flight on Mars last month. A camera onboard Ingenuity snapped a mid-air view of the rover. Credit: Space.com | footage cour ...

A swarm of spherical rovers, blown by the wind like tumbleweeds, could enable large-scale and low-cost exploration of the ...

(THE CONVERSATION) NASA’s search for evidence of past life on Mars just produced an exciting update. On Sept. 10, 2025, a team of scientists published a paper detailing the Perseverance rover’s ...