China’s first Mars rover, Zhurong, has provided groundbreaking insights into the history of water on Mars, showing that liquid water existed on the planet much later than scientists previously ...

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 ...

When the Perseverance rover landed in Mars’s Jezero crater—a formation that long ago was Jezero lake—in February, 2021 it turned west. West is where the riverbeds, the deltas, the sites of ancient ...

Mars Discovery Raises Compelling Questions: Life or Chemistry? Results from NASA’s Perseverance rover reveal organic molecules, unusual minerals, and intriguing rock textures inside Jezero Crater’s ...

Jezero Crater has become one of the most exciting places in the search for signs of past life on Mars. Since landing in 2021, NASA’s Perseverance rover has been exploring the crater’s ancient river ...