Mars is thought to currently have all the necessary ingredients for life except for perhaps the most important one: liquid water ...

UChicago-led analysis of Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity rover data may explain why planet was likely harsh desert for most ...

The Mars rover captured images of low ridges called boxwork patterns, which appear like spiderwebs from space.

NASA's Perseverance rover is digging deeper into Mars' geologic past as it begins grinding into rock surfaces to expose ...

A hidden box-lattice suggests groundwater sculpted Mars long after surface water fled; Curiosity’s drills aim to confirm the ...

NASA's Curiosity rover has recently begun a new chapter in its journey on Mars after entering the “Uyuni” quadrangle, a 1.5 km by 1.5 km map grid with a name after the Bolivian town near the world's ...

Before they take the long journey to another planet, humans will have to find the right place to land. New findings from a University of Mississippi researcher may point to just such a place on Mars.

As a reminder, the rover’s exploration area has been divided into 1.5 kilometer by 1.5 kilometer square quads, and each quad is named after a town of less than 100,000 people. As Curiosity explores ...

Nation & World Nation & World Politics Science Amid NASA cuts, popular social accounts for Mars rovers, Voyager go dark June 13, 2025 at 1:02 pm By Richard Tribou ...

NASA's Curiosity rover is again shattering scientific discovery on Mars, now featuring a stunning close-up of its newest drill site, called Altadena. This is the rover's 43rd successful drilling ...

If you've spent any time perusing the carousel of raw images from NASA's Perseverance Mars rover, you might have stumbled across an odd subject: a tiny, intricate maze etched into a small plate ...

An unusual payload Image Credits:ispace Tenacious was designed to be both small and light, weighing about five kilograms — half the weight of NASA’s Sojourner Mars rover.