2 days ago · Two NASA rovers on Mars recently made two independent discoveries further indicating that ancient life may have once existed on the Red Planet. The U.S. space agency's Perseverance and Curiosity ...

5 days ago · The NASA Curiosity rover has detected the largest organic molecules found to date on Mars, opening a window into the red planet’s past. The newly detected compounds suggest complex organic ...

1 day ago · Europe's life-hunting Mars rover just got a new ride to the Red Planet's surface. The European Space Agency (ESA) announced on Sunday (March 30) that it has picked Airbus to design and build the ...

Feb 1, 2025 · Get the latest news releases, features, findings, and stories about the missions on Mars.

Mar 4, 2025 · Martian new year brings dramatic changes — exploding jets of gas, windblown dunes, and more. Scientists track it all from afar, with spacecraft like NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO). Watch ‘What Happens in Martian Spring?’.

Jul 18, 2024 · NASA’s Curiosity captured this close-up image of a rock nicknamed “Snow Lake” on June 8, 2024, the 4,209th Martian day, or sol, of the mission. Nine days earlier, the rover had crushed a similar-looking rock and revealed crystalline textures — and elemental sulfur — inside.

Mar 24, 2025 · The new study also increases the chances that large organic molecules that can be made only in the presence of life, known as “biosignatures,” could be preserved on Mars, allaying concerns that such compounds get destroyed after tens of millions of years of exposure to intense radiation and oxidation.

6 days ago · The new discovery doubles the number of carbon atoms found in a single molecule on Mars. The alkane molecules are significant in the search for biosignatures on Mars, but how they actually formed ...

Dec 31, 2024 · From arachnid-like formations and mysterious blobs to an underground ocean and a giant volcano, here are our 10 favorite things scientists discovered on Mars this year.

4 days ago · Planet Mars News. Read astronomy articles on how Mars could have once supported life, the Mars Rover and more. See images and read full-text articles on Mars exploration.