UPDATE for 11 am ET: NASA's Perseverance rover has discovered sediment formations that could be signs of possible biosignatures on Mars, but they could also have a non-biological source. Read our ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA’s Mars rover Perseverance has uncovered rocks in a dry river channel that may hold potential signs of ancient microscopic life, scientists reported Wednesday. They ...

Samples collected from a rock dubbed “Cheyava Falls” contain a structure that hints at the possibility of having a biological origin, according to the space agency, but more research needs to be ...

Right now there is no conclusive evidence of life on Mars past or present. Nasa’s “leopard spots” are the most promising signs we have, but these are still inconclusive. If life exists on Mars today, ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The Perseverance rover has snapped a uniquely-shaped Martian rock that bears a striking ...

Watch footage of China's Zhurong rover moving on the Martian surface. It was captured by a camera the rover deployed on Mars.

When the Perseverance rover landed in Mars’s Jezero crater—a formation that long ago was Jezero lake—in February, 2021 it turned west. West is where the riverbeds, the deltas, the sites of ancient ...