But Curiosity wasn't the only one with a geological mystery. At the same time, roughly 2,300 miles away on the other side of ...

Blue boulders have been seen on the surface of Mars in a vast crater believed to ... years by Nasa’s Perseverance project. The blue rock site, described as a “grab bag of geologic gifts ...

The rock which was found around the Blue Hill region of Mars was officially named as Silver Mountain. The historic breakthrough could offer rare insights into the origins of our solar system and ...

On March 23, NASA revealed that its Perseverance rover made a 'strange' discovery while analyzing part of the lower Witch ...

Mars was long believed to be entirely red. However, NASA’s Perseverance rover has captured stunning images revealing blue rocks scattered across the Martian surface, challenging old perceptions.

An arrowhead-shaped rock on Mars sporting features that may hint at ancient microbial activity on the Red Planet has left ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Perseverance acquired this image of the "St. Pauls Bay" target (the dark-toned float block in ...

NASA’s Curiosity rover has unearthed the largest organic molecules ever detected on Mars—possible fragments of fatty ...

"These rocks are very different from anything we've seen on Mars before," coauthor Roger Wiens, professor of Earth, atmospheric, and planetary sciences at Purdue University, said in a statement.

And sometimes a robot rolls over a rock that turns out to be a revelation. That's what happened when Mars exploration expert Roger Wiens, professor of Earth, atmospheric, and planetary sciences in ...

Within the next decade, space agencies plan to bring samples of rock from Mars to Earth for study. Of concern is the possibility these samples contain life, which could have unforeseen consequences.