And since it takes 11 minutes for a radio signal to get from Earth to Mars, the rover’s onboard ... storing rock samples about two months after landing. It will search for ancient microbial ...

NASA's Ingenuity Mars helicopter commanded our attention when it captured 'otherworldly' photos of a curious wreckage on the ...

A Chinese rover that landed on Mars in 2021 detected evidence of underground beach deposits in an area thought to have once ...

The findings offer the most direct subsurface evidence of an ancient ocean on the red planet. Although orbital images have identified ancient shorelines that suggest the northern lowlands of Mars may ...

A Chinese rover found evidence of ancient beaches on Mars, suggesting the planet once had vast oceans 4 billion years ago. The discovery of sloping sand layers beneath the surface provides new ...

If you buy through a BGR link, we may earn an affiliate commission, helping support our expert product labs. NASA’s Perseverance rover landing on Mars was a huge milestone in the mission.

Photo released on June 11, 2021 by the China National Space Administration shows a selfie of China's first Mars rover Zhurong with the landing platform. [Photo/CNSA via Xinhua] BEIJING -- Chinese ...