“The discovery of abundant siderite in Gale Crater represents both a surprising and important breakthrough in our ...

NASA's Perseverance rover on Mars has discovered unusual "float" rocks on the rim of Jezero Crater while searching for signs ...

NASA's Curiosity rover has found iron-rich carbonates on Mars, offering new clues about the planet's ancient climate and ...

Scientists have pondered why Mars seemed to be missing sufficient carbonates indicative of its warm, wet past. Now, NASA’s ...

A NASA rover taking rock samples on Mars has uncovered a plentiful mineral that was invisible to orbiters studying the Red ...

Visit ancient Mars—a surprisingly temperate planet where snow or rain falls from the sky, and rivers rush down valleys to ...

NASA's Perseverance rover spots eerie skull-like rock on Mars, leaving scientists puzzled over its mysterious origins.

NASA’s Curiosity rover has uncovered a missing piece in the puzzle of Mars' past atmosphere. Scientists discovered ...

The surface of Mars is extremely cold, irradiated, and desiccated. But at one time, the planet was much warmer and wetter, ...

Steckel, who earned her PhD in 2024, compared Mars' features to Utah's landscapes. She now works at the California Institute ...

One part of this plan would require increasing the planet’s atmospheric pressure, and one scientist suggests that capturing ...

In those drill sites, Curiosity detected deposits containing an iron carbonate material called siderite. According to Ben ...