The Curiosity rover conducted a first-of-its kind experiment on Mars, detecting organic molecules that have never been observed before on the red planet.

NASA's Curiosity Mars rover has uncovered a diverse mix of organic molecules on Mars, including chemicals widely considered building blocks for the origin of life on Earth. The findings, which come ...

Editor at Large For nearly half a century, NASA has been talking an awfully good game about its much-heralded Mars Sample Return (MSR) project. As long ago as 1978, the space agency requested funding ...

February marks the five-year anniversary of Perseverance‘s time on Mars. But when it comes to trying out new things, NASA’s rover seems to be as active as it was on the day it first arrived on the ...

NASA's Curiosity rover has captured the first close-up images of a part of Mars that scientists say provide evidence of how water once flowed on the red planet. There were once rivers, lakes and ...

NASA confirmed Thursday that SpaceX will launch the European Space Agency’s Rosalind Franklin Mars rover, perhaps as soon as late 2028, on a Falcon Heavy rocket from Kennedy Space Center, Florida. So ...

The latest selfie by NASA's Mars Perseverance rover has captured an unexpected guest: a Martian dust devil. Resembling a small pale puff, the twirling dust devil popped up 3 miles behind the rover ...

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A depiction of the Perseverance rover with a soft green aurora over head on Mars. Credit: Alex McDougall-Page illustration NASA's Perseverance rover has captured an aurora in the night sky for the ...