What turns an oddly patterned Martian rock into one of the most watched clues in planetary science? For NASA’s Perseverance ...

Fort Rock State Natural Area near Fort Rock, Oregon, is exactly that kind of place, a geological marvel so spectacular that ...

A potential new mineral on Mars forms when iron sulfates are heated above 100°C. Data from Valles Marineris regions suggest ...

A new image captured by the Mars Express orbiter offers a striking view of one of the most heavily cratered regions on Mars. The image shows part of Arabia Terra, a vast plain located in the planet’s ...

Spiderweb-shaped rock patterns on Mars may rewrite the timeline of when water disappeared from the Red Planet.

Curiosity rover’s recent activities in the Boxwork unit include detailed bedrock analysis, Mastcam mosaics, and atmospheric monitoring, advancing NASA’s ongoing investigation of Mars geology.

For more than a decade, NASA’s Curiosity rover has been climbing a Martian mountain, reading the planet’s ancient history layer by layer. Now, a discovery of web-like rock for ...

This low-angle self-portrait of NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover shows the vehicle at the site from which it reached down to drill into a rock target called “Buckskin” on lower Mount Sharp.

NASA’s Curiosity rover has discovered tiny mineral nodules on Mars that suggest groundwater persisted on the planet much longer than previously believed, expanding the window during which microbial ...

Paint Mines Interpretive Park in Calhan is one of those places that makes you question whether you’ve accidentally driven ...

A new NASA analysis concludes that it is "reasonable to hypothesize" that living things could have formed the odd organic ...

A recent study showed that Mars was warm and wet billions of years ago. The finding contrasts with another theory that this era was mainly cold and icy. The result has implications for the idea that ...