From its perch in the foothills of the 3.4-mile-high mountain, you can see over an expanse of plains, called Aeolis Palus, ...

The intriguing chemistry of a rock collected by the Perseverance rover could trace to microbial activity — or not.

An international team of scientists, including researchers at Penn State, used data from the Zhurong Mars rover to identify hidden layers of rock under the planet’s surface that strongly suggest the ...

The more scientists study the Red Planet, the more they find unusual objects and patterns scattered across Mars' surface. As ...

Future missions and tests can further solidify the findings and deepen our understanding of the history of Mars. Samples have been collected NASA’s Perseverance rover and when it returns to ...

The Mars rover was the first to be equipped with ground ... "We've found evidence of wind, waves and lots of sand – a real, vacation-ready beach." In the comparison, the team found strong ...

Mars has fascinated people for centuries, not only because it is our closest neighbor in space but also because of its ...

The adverse environment is challenging for humans to land on and explore. This is where a Mars rover comes in handy. The Zhurong Mars rover is named after the mythological fire deity Zhurong and ...

In the next decade, space agencies plan to bring rock samples from Mars to Earth. But what if these rocks contain alien ...