After a decade of exploring the Martian surface, the scientists overseeing veteran rover Opportunity thought they’d seen it all. That was until a rock mysteriously “appeared” a few feet in front of ...

NASA’s Perseverance rover has spent years combing Jezero Crater for subtle traces of ancient microbes, but one of its most arresting finds is something far more blunt: a rock that simply does not ...

In an unexpected turn of events, NASA’s Curiosity rover has cracked open a rock on Mars, uncovering something so surprising it is leaving planetary scientists eager to understand what it means for the ...

Perseverance poses for a selfie with Cheyava Falls, a leopard-spotted rock it discovered in 2024 on Mars that could hold evidence of ancient microbial life. Credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech / MSSS A Mars ...