For the past four years, NASA 's Perseverance rover has rambled over a region of Mars where scientists say a strong river ...

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

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

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

Since its touchdown in Jezero Crater in February 2021, NASA’s Perseverance rover has steadily explored Martian rocks. From ...

Scientists are eager to find out whether Mars was once capable of supporting life, and according to new Curiosity findings, ...

Here’s the latest dirt on Mars. NASA’s trusty Curiosity rover, which has been exploring the so-called red planet for years, just unearthed something huge — a stash of carbon-rich carbonate minerals ...

So if both water and carbon dioxide were present during Mars’ ancient past, then so should evidence of carbonate minerals. Previous discoveries, however, weren’t able to find sufficient ...

Scientists using NASA’s Curiosity rover have discovered siderite—an iron carbonate—in the sulfate-rich rocks of Gale Crater, ...

NASA’s Curiosity rover discovered siderite in Gale Crater. This shows Mars had a partial carbon cycle, storing and releasing ...

Carbonate minerals form when carbon dioxide interacts with water and rock ... it likely impacted Mars' ability to stay warm," said Tutolo. What makes this find even more fascinating is the ...