The cone-shaped object was photographed by a Mars rover in August 2022 ...

Despite the significant strides made in space exploration, the dream of setting foot on Mars remains elusive. The journey to the Red Planet is fraught with numerous challenges, from technical and ...

NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover took this selfie on July 23, 2024, the 1,218th Martian day, or sol, of the mission. To the left of the rover near the center of the image is the arrowhead-shaped rock ...

The search for life on Mars dates back about five decades, and a Sept. 10 announcement marks perhaps the most dramatic advancement yet. The news: NASA's Perseverance rover had found potential signs of ...

Mars is the fourth planet from the sun and has a distinct rusty red appearance and two unusual moons. The Red Planet is a cold, desert world within our solar system. It has a very thin atmosphere, but ...

Mars is no longer just a story about a single lost ocean or one fleeting window for biology. Taken together, recent rover results and orbital studies now point to a planet that may have been welcoming ...

NASA nuclear spacecraft 2028 plans reveal a bold mission powered by nuclear fission, raising questions about safety, ...

NASA’s Perseverance rover has delivered its most compelling clue yet in the search for life on Mars. A rock sample called “Sapphire Canyon,” taken from the Bright Angel formation in Jezero Crater, ...

Kendra Pierre-Louis: For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Kendra Pierre-Louis, in for Rachel Feltman. In July of 2020, NASA engineers sent a rover named Perseverance hurtling into space. And ...