While scouring a 50-million-year-old crater on Mars, the Curiosity rover stumbled upon a polygon-shaped pattern that sort of looks like a giant reptile had shed its skin across the planet’s surface. The rover’s recent find adds to the long list of weird and eerie images of the alien world.

NASA's Curiosity Mars rover has uncovered a diverse mix of organic molecules on Mars, including chemicals widely considered building blocks for the origin of life on Earth.

A new study into a sample collected by the Curiosity rover on Mars back in 2020 revealed the presence of 21 carbon-containing molecules, including 7 new ones.

NASA confirmed Thursday that SpaceX will launch the European Space Agency’s Rosalind Franklin Mars rover, perhaps as soon as late 2028, on a Falcon Heavy rocket from Kennedy Space Center, Florida. So why is NASA deciding which rocket will launch a flagship European Mars mission?

Scientists believe they found fresh proof of an ancient ocean on Mars in the form of a “bathtub ring” it left after it dried up billions of years ago.

A claim that NASA photos show insect-like life on Mars is making waves and raising eyebrows. The images might look convincing at first glance, but most scientists say they are seeing something much more ordinary.

NASA has approved key support for ESA’s Rosalind Franklin Mars rover, set for a 2028 launch, including landing systems, heating units and a mass spectrometer to search for signs of ancient life.