NASA's Perseverance Mars rover snapped a new photo of a Red Planet rock that looks a lot like an avocado. Since landing on Mars on Feb. 18, 2021, the rover has traversed the planet's Jezero Crater in ...

A single metallic boulder sitting in an ancient Martian riverbed is forcing scientists to rethink what they thought they knew ...

The rocks indicate an ancient, iron-rich environment, but the rover wasn't able study details of the rock's composition. Reading time 3 minutes The Perseverance rover has uncovered a compelling red ...

The groundbreaking discovery points to the possibility of past life on Mars. A 3.5-billion-year old rock discovered on the Red Planet is "the closest we've come to discovering ancient life on Mars," ...

The Perseverance rover has found some intriguing samples on the red planet. Here's what they might reveal about the origins of life in our universe—if we can get them back to Earth. Clouds of water ...

The Mars 'avocado' is the latest in a long line of Red Planet rocks that look like things. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. NASA's ...