A NASA rover taking rock samples on Mars has uncovered a plentiful mineral that was invisible to orbiters studying the Red ...

Scientists have pondered why Mars seemed to be missing sufficient carbonates indicative of its warm, wet past. Now, NASA’s Curiosity rover may have just solved the mystery.

In a nutshell NASA’s Curiosity rover discovered large deposits of siderite, a type of iron carbonate, in Gale Crater, ...

A TOUGH lifeform could survive the brutal conditions of Mars. That’s the verdict from scientists who spent five hours ...

“The discovery of abundant siderite in Gale Crater represents both a surprising and important breakthrough in our ...

NASA's Curiosity rover made an intriguing discovery while gently climbing Mount Sharp that may provide hints about ...

Scientists are eager to find out whether Mars was once capable of supporting life, and according to new Curiosity findings, ...

NASA's Curiosity rover has found iron-rich carbonates on Mars, offering new clues about the planet's ancient climate and ...

Scientists have long puzzled over why Mars, once protected by a global magnetic field like Earth, now shows only a magnetic ...

If future Mars colonizers want to survive without pressure suits, they’ll need to generate a denser atmosphere. One way to ...

NASA’s Curiosity rover discovered siderite in Gale Crater. This shows Mars had a partial carbon cycle, storing and releasing ...

Researchers bombarded lichens with a year's worth of Martian radiation in just 5 hours — and they survived, hinting that the ...