Mars evidence shows ancient river likely larger and faster than thought

New clues found underneath Jezero Crater.

Mars is hiding a secret clutch of gemstone-like crystals, including rubies and possibly sapphires

Astronomers have detected small, ruby-like crystals embedded in Martian rocks, which may also hide sapphires created in the ...

NASA rover detects some of the oldest evidence of water flowing on Mars

By Will Dunham WASHINGTON, March 18 (Reuters) - Using ground-penetrating radar, NASA's Perseverance rover has detected ...

NASA's Perseverance Mars rover discovers even older lost rivers at Jezero Crater

The latest evidence that Mars was once a warmer, wetter world comes from a surprising place—the hidden subsurface depths of ...

NASA’s Curiosity Rover Discovers Spiderweb Ridges on Mars That Hint at Ancient Water

A rugged Martian landscape that resembles a vast spiderweb when seen from orbit is offering new insights into the planet’s ...

Scientists ‘Surprised’ As NASA Perseverance Rover Finds Ruby And Sapphire-Like Gems On Surface Of Mars

NASA's Perseverance Rover recently surprised scientists by discovering minerals that form rubies and sapphires embedded in ...
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Curiosity Cracked Open a Rock on Mars And Revealed a Huge Surprise

An accident on Mars revealed the surprising contents of an otherwise unremarkable rock. (NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS) A rock on ...
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New data from NASA’s Curiosity rover hints at history of water on Mars

NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover captured images of hilly terrain on Mars, described by scientists as resembling spiderwebs from orbit, which provide clues about the planet’s watery past. According to Nasa ...
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Mars Rover Found a Way to Locate Itself With No GPS Access and Zero Human Help

At the beginning of February 2026, American space agency announced a major breakthrough in the way it operates its rovers on Mars: for the first time, the six-wheeled machine called Perseverance had ...
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NASA's Perseverance Rover Might Have Discovered Something Alien On Mars

The Mars Perseverance rover has been investigating the Jezero Crater and came across something that is not native to Mars at all. It is a meteorite that collided with the red planet. Though various ...
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Mars Rover Finally Gets Martian GPS (Sort Of), One Step Closer To Autonomous Planetary Exploration

Ever lose connection to GPS? Sometimes you're in a tunnel, sometimes your phone is acting up, and sometimes you're a robotic explorer on another planet hundreds of millions of miles away from the ...