Earth disappearing behind the tiny moon Phobos. Seen from nearly 195 million miles away, our planet was reduced to a single point of light before briefly vanishing behind Phobos. The rare alignment ...

NASA's Perseverance rover detected chromium-bearing corundum on Mars, the mineral that forms rubies and sapphires, offering clues about the planet's geology.

NASA’s Perseverance rover collected a rock sample in July 2024 that contained striking light-and-dark markings scientists now call “leopard spots,” and the agency has formally classified the find as a ...

NASA has two extraordinary rovers on Mars. Curiosity has been on the Red Planet for almost 14 years, traveling up Mount Sharp, the major feature of Gale Crater. Perseverance has been on Mars for just ...

NASA's Perseverance rover uncovered gemstone-linked minerals in a Martian rock at Jezero Crater, revealing unexpected geological complexity and evidence of ancient water activity.

A 245-foot sequence of ancient Martian rock appears to have formed from debris deposited by repeated asteroid impacts. Glassy ...

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NASA’s Perseverance rover may have stumbled on a visitor from outer space – a strange, shiny rock on Mars that scientists think could be a meteorite forged in the heart of an ancient asteroid.

The Perseverance rover on Mars inspects a rock dubbed Cheyava Falls with the Scanning Habitable Environments with Raman & ...

These are precious pixels.

The Perseverance rover is currently trundling its way across Mars’ Jezero Crater, on its way to explore an exciting location called the delta. It’s the site of an ancient river delta, and scientists ...