With its rust-colored surface, Mars has more than earned its nickname, the Red Planet. But Perseverance has offered a new glimpse.

Curiosity has discovered many small structures like this one, formed billions of years ago, when water was still liquid on ...

Synthetic biology offers a toolkit to engineer microbes capable of surviving in outer space and for biomanufacturing ...

Thirteen years after landing on Mars, NASA’s Curiosity rover is running smarter and more efficiently than ever. With new ...

Test-run shows how a team of three autonomous robots could search for extraterrestrial environments suitable for sheltering ...

A Ph.D. student and his supervisor have developed a simple way to test for active life on Mars and other planets using ...

NASA’s Curiosity rover spotted a coral-shaped rock in Gale Crater, formed by ancient water and wind erosion. The find adds to evidence that Mars once had a wetter climate capable of supporting ...

Thirteen years into its mission, Curiosity is smarter and more efficient than ever. New multitasking abilities, self-managed naps, and clever engineering fixes are keeping it powered and mobile as it ...

NASA's Curiosity rover is learning to multitask and save power - helping scientists stretch every watt for more exploration.

Here’s a look at the exploration of Mars. The United States, Soviet Union and China are the only three countries to land a spacecraft on Mars. Facts There have been nine successful US Mars landings: ...

On August 13, 2012, U.S. spacecraft Mars Rover Curiosity discovered evidence of flowing water on the planet's surface. The discovery fueled scientific research about the potential presence of life on ...

NASA says new images and data are ‘raising new questions about how the Martian surface was changing billions of years ago’ ...