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, ...

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

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 ...

The lead author of a new study pointing to more proof of water on Mars says it brings scientists a step closer to determining ...

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

In part of Jezero Crater known as the Shenandoah formation, two generations of calcium sulfate minerals formed beneath the ...

A new hypothesis from SETI Institute scientist Dr. Janice Bishop and Dr. Melissa Lane from Fibernetics in Pennsylvania could ...

The presence of this liquid water at these depths could make ... the most easily accessible locations for finding evidence of life on Mars. More information: Photosynthesis on Mars within snow ...

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 ...