After nearly five years on Mars, NASA's Perseverance rover has traveled almost 25 miles (40 kilometers), and the mission team has been busy testing the rover's durability and gathering new science ...

Two of NASA's giants of cosmic discovery, including a rover that launched from Florida, have been named among Time's best ...

NASA's Perseverance rover has for the first time helped scientists confirm that electrical sparks often ignite within ...

Researchers have documented 55 instances of "mini lightning" over two Martian years by eavesdropping on the whirling wind recorded by NASA's Perseverance rover.

NASA’s Curiosity rover made an intriguing discovery on Mars, adding another layer to our understanding of the planet’s ...

NASA’s Perseverance rover discovered unusual bleached rocks in Mars’ Jezero Crater that indicate the planet once had a warm, wet climate. Purdue University researchers analyzed the rock fragments and ...

Dust devils on Mars generate tiny electrical sparks. This could help explain how the Red Planet’s atmosphere and surface are shaped.

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 ...

As fun as it would be to visit Mars, we wouldn't necessarily want to walk a mile in the Curiosity rover's shoes — or rather, its wheels. After landing in Mars' Gale Crater in 2012 and traveling some ...

The Perseverance Mars rover captures a super rare phenomenon for the first time caused by dust devils on the surface of the ...

There’s no shortage of cool features of mysterious origins to be found on the surface of Mars, but the next one that NASA scientists have in their crosshairs is definitely one to keep your eyes peeled ...

Image number 100,000, which was captured on Oct. 7, "shows mesas and dunes within Syrtis Major, a region about 50 miles (80 ...