NASA’s Mars rover Perseverance has uncovered rocks in a dry river channel that may hold potential signs of ancient microscopic life, scientists reported Wednesday. They stressed that in-depth analysis ...

NASA announced Wednesday that its Perseverance rover discovered what scientists are calling a "potential biosignature" in a rock on Mars last year. This signature, which may have a biological origin ...

A biosignature is any characteristic, element, molecule, substance or feature that serves as evidence for past or present life. It must be something that cannot be produced without life. Some examples ...

Minerals in the rock might have been produced by microbes in chemical reactions, but researchers say they’ll need to examine the sample more closely to know for sure ...

NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover may have uncovered evidence of ancient microbial life on Mars, according to research published ...

NASA's Perseverance rover has collected a Martian rock sample that may indicate ancient microbial life. The Jezero Crater ...

Might the strongest proof to date of life on ancient Mars be trapped within a rock that might not arrive on Earth until 2040? That is the challenge presented to scientists following the discovery by ...

Research led by NASA suggests a habitable past on Mars based on the discovery of minerals in Martian rocks associated with ...

After four years of discoveries and explorations on Mars, Nasa ’s Perseverance Rover has found some unusual rocks on the ...

Scientists believe intriguing leopard spots on a rock sampled by the Perseverance rover on Mars last year may have ...

The discovery by the six-wheeled rover in Jezero Crater represents one of the best pieces of evidence to date about the ...