NASA scientists say a rock sample collected by the Perseverance rover in Jezero Crater may contain the strongest signs yet of ...

The Perseverance Rover has samples of potential ancient life on the planet. The challenge is getting them back to Earth.

"The results reported here can be crucial when down-selecting which samples, if not all, are returned to Earth." ...

One of the studies, led by Dr. Aleksandra Sokołowska of Brown University and Imperial College London, has identified 258 ...

The news: NASA's Perseverance rover had found potential signs of ancient microbial life on Mars. The discovery represents "the closest we have ever come to discovering life on Mars," NASA acting ...

NASA's Perseverance rover has detected compelling evidence of potential past life on Mars within Jezero Crater. The rover's ...

A planetary scientist walks through the sensors and systems that went into the recent detection of potential biosignatures.

Researchers who examined data from Perseverance found that the rocks contained organics that could have been the precursors ...

The rover carries a drill to penetrate rocks and tubes to hold the samples gathered from places judged most suitable for ...

NASA’s Perseverance rover has made a groundbreaking discovery on Mars — evidence that the Red Planet may have hosted habitable environments multiple times throughout its history. In the Jezero Crater, ...

Roger Wiens has been a Mars explorer since he was 11 years old. He now leads the SuperCam instrument team on NASA’s Mars ...

Scientists believe intriguing leopard spots on a rock sampled by the Perseverance rover on Mars may have potentially been ...