In 2008, for example, the Opportunity rover appeared to ... of the rocks available on Mars, some of them would happen to look like familiar objects. In fact, the human brain tends to perceive ...

The rover's 26th sample, known as "Silver Mountain," has textures "unlike anything we've seen before," NASA says.

NASA’s Mars Perseverance rover acquired this image of its 26th collected rock sample, named “Silver Mountain,” using its onboard Sample Caching System Camera, located inside the rover’s ...

The samples, collected in titanium tubes after the rover uses its coring drill, are also marked on the map. “This will also prepare us to safely send the first human explorers to Mars,” Nicky ...

On Feb. 18, 2021, NASA’s Perseverance rover landed on Mars and began collecting soil, rock, and atmospheric samples in 30 sterile, cigar-sized, titanium tubes. Now, four years later, the entire ...

Any vehicle traversing the rocky terrain on Mars needs a sturdy set of wheels. NASA’s Perseverance rover, for example, sports thick aluminum ones covered in cleats to enhance its traction and ...

“We had three different rockets from private companies launching in three consecutive days, and these rockets will be taking humans to the Moon and Mars - so we are lucky.” Blue Origin’s ...

For years, the U.S. space agency's Perseverance rover has been scouring Mars and scooping up intriguing rock samples. Some of those samples have been stashed away in cylindrical tubes on the ...

Amanda Kooser covers the quirky side of science and space. NASA's Curiosity rover captured this Mars selfie in 2020. Future human explorers on Mars may one day gaze at the red planet’s clouds.

NASA’s Perseverance rover uncovers an ancient rock sample in Jezero Crater, possibly dating back billions of years.

On Feb. 18, 2021, NASA’s Perseverance rover landed on Mars and began collecting soil, rock, and atmospheric samples in 30 sterile, cigar-sized, titanium tubes. Now, four years later, the entire ...