NASA Rover Finds Glowing, Ruby-Like Crystals on Mars for the First Time

Perseverance recently explored the rim of Jezero Crater, a 28-mile-wide (45-kilometer) impact crater on Mars that may once ...

From NASA's rover routes to jetliners' aircraft sensors, AI is changing how the aerospace industry tests risk

The aerospace industry is high-stakes. To help chart a course for Perseverance, NASA has enlisted AI and a digital twin.

NASA's Perseverance rover finds a "strange rock" on Mars—Could it hold signs of ancient life?

Scientists studying Mars rocks have found a metal-rich mineral. This raised news question about whether the red planet once ...

Mars evidence shows ancient river likely larger and faster than thought

New clues found underneath Jezero Crater.

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 Sets 2028 Launch For First Nuclear Mission To Mars Days Before Return To The Moon

NASA plans a 2028 nuclear-powered Mars mission using SR-1 Freedom and Skyfall helicopters, aiming to transform deep-space ...
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NASA's Mars Perseverance rover finds buried river delta in Jezero, improves chances of finding life

The river delta could be between 3.7 billion and 4.2 billion years old.

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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Did NASA's Perseverance rover actually find evidence of life on Mars? We need to haul its samples home to find out, scientists say

We'll likely need to get Perseverance's samples to Earth to determine if they do indeed harbor evidence of Mars life —but the ...

High nickel concentrations in Martian bedrock point to potential biosignatures

In 2024, NASA's Perseverance rover found surprising levels of Nickel in the Martian bedrock of an ancient river channel, ...
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NASA’s Perseverance Has Seen a Lot of Rocks—But Not One Like This

In a first for the Perseverance rover, it appears to have found an iron-nickel meteorite near the Jezero Crater. Reading time 2 minutes NASA’s Perseverance rover has seen its fair share of rocks, and ...
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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 ...