Perseverance cracked open a tricky Mars rock to find water-related minerals, then zoomed across the landscape to make its ...

Martian dust devils may spark with electricity, potentially zapping rovers. New models show that charged dust could interfere ...

The flowing celestial robes in Dunhuang murals, featuring flying goddesses, and the legendary attempt by Wan Hu to reach ...

NASA's Perseverance Mars rover ground down a portion of a rock surface, blew away the resulting debris, and then went to work ...

In addition to drilling rock core samples, the science team has been grinding its way into rocks to make sense of the ...

Spirit and Opportunity landed on Mars 20 years ago this month, kicking off a surface mission that reshaped our understanding of the Red Planet.

On January 3, 2004, NASA's Spirit rover landed on Mars! Also known as Mars Exploration Rover 2, this was the first of NASA's twin rovers to land on the Red Planet. The other was named Opportunity ...

“Good Night Oppy” chronicles the work and passion of the scientists who shepherded the Mars rover program.