The findings suggest that calm lake conditions existed earlier than previously thought.

NASA’s Perseverance rover has uncovered signs of an ancient Martian shoreline, hinting at long-lasting lakes, subsurface water activity, and conditions that may once have supported life on the Red ...

Bright white rocks found by NASA’s Perseverance rover hint at ancient Martian rain lasting millions of years, raising new questions about how wet Mars once was and what those conditions might mean.

The discovery suggests that parts of Mars may once have supported tropical-like climates, complete with heavy, sustained rainfall.

geological signatures indicate that around 3.4 billion years ago, a connected oceanic system existed on a planetary scale, rather than just isolated lakes.

NASA’s Curiosity rover has rolled into a fresh patch of Martian terrain and cracked open a rock that should not exist there, at least not according to the planet’s standard playbook. Inside, the rover ...

In November 2011, NASA launched a space mission to explore the planet Mars through a vehicle known as Curiosity. After a long ...

Scientists have detected tiny lightning bolts on Mars for the first time — they were found discharging around NASA's Perseverance rover and coming from dust-storm fronts and whirling dust devils.

The science education nonprofit will develop curriculum and an exhibit built around NASA's Moon to Mars Architecture project.

Mini-lightning strikes created by whirling dust devils on Mars have been detected accidentally by the microphone on board the Perseverance rover. The chance discovery is direct evidence of a form of ...