In the quiet, dusty expanse of Mars, some of the most profound scientific breakthroughs happen entirely by accident. In May ...

Billions of years ago, rivers likely flowed into Jezero Crater and formed a lake.

NASA’s Perseverance rover has uncovered the strongest evidence yet that Mars may once have been capable of supporting life ...

Along with other recent discoveries, the new finding from Perseverance boosts the case that Mars once hosted conditions that ...

New findings from rocks inside Jezero Crater add to growing evidence that the Red Planet may once have been habitable.

But seriously, unlike the dynamic crust of Earth, the Martian surface isn’t broken up into tectonic plates floating on magma. Instead, Mars has “stagnant lid” tectonics characterized by a single rocky ...

Could Martian mudstones be holding evidence of ancient microbes? New findings strengthen the case that the Red Planet once held life.

The hunt for ancient life on Mars just got an important test run. Scientists confirmed that the Rosalind Franklin rover's ...

Dr. Roger Wiens, a professor of planetary science in Purdue’s Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, ...

Garnet found in a 4.4-billion-year-old meteorite gives potential insight into the history, development and geological processes of Mars.

NASA's Curiosity rover found pure sulfur crystals inside a rock after backing over and accidentally crushing it on May 30, ...