NASA is also working to evolve key technologies that will enable low-cost exploration missions to Mars and throughout the solar system. This includes what is considered to be the most important ...

NASA's Curiosity rover has found iron-rich carbonates on Mars, offering new clues about the planet's ancient climate and potential habitability. While slowly climbing the slopes of Mount Sharp ...

Here’s the latest dirt on Mars. NASA’s trusty Curiosity rover, which has been exploring the so-called red planet for years, just unearthed something huge — a stash of carbon-rich carbonate ...

All evidence points to Mars having had a carbon dioxide-rich atmosphere billions of years ago, but insufficient carbonates in Martian soil challenge this theory. Now, a new study using data from ...

A chapter of the layered geological history of Mars is laid bare in this image from NASA's Curiosity rover. The image shows the base of Mount Sharp, the rover's eventual science destination.

On Earth and Mars, iron and magnesium are some of the main contributors to igneous rocks, which form from the cooling of magma or lava,' the space agency said. 'These rocks can include dark ...

Scientific studies at the Jezero Crater enabled researchers to study Mars’ weather changes. Mars features dust devils due to temperature difference-driven warm air columns, which simultaneously rise ...

The 'Mercury Seven': The emotional anniversary of the first Americans chosen by NASA to fly into space NASA's Mars rover spotted something extraordinary: a mysterious skull-shaped bulge ...

There is evidence that at least some water existed on the surface of Mars around 4bn years ago. Exactly where this water came from, however, remains a mystery. Some theories suggest that ancient ...

Dubbed “Skull Hill,” the puzzling feature was picked up by the Perseverance rover as it descended onto Mars. It was spotted in an image on April 11 and is believed to be 45 kilometres wide.

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NASA scientists have been left baffled after the Perseverance rover captured a bizarre image on Mars that looks eerily like a skull perched on a hilltop. Dubbed "Skull Hill" by the team ...