Vibrant red sandstone surrounded Nicholas Heinz as he hiked in Sedona, Ariz., in January 2024. But an odd rock, smaller than the palm of his hand, caught his eye. The gray basalt peppered with ...

A curious red Martian rock nicknamed Sapphire Canyon has scientists excited, as its spotted appearance hints at possible organic origins. On Earth, researchers tested a powerful laser technique, ...

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There might’ve been life on Mars after all. Although it resembles a coral typically found at the bottom of the ocean, it was a piece of rock that a NASA spacecraft — Curiosity rover — recently ...

The rock, studied by NASA’s Perseverance rover, has been closely analyzed by scientists on Earth who say that nonmicrobial processes could also explain its features. By Kenneth Chang Kenneth Chang has ...

As the Mars rover Perseverance crested the top of Witch Hazel Hill, its operators back on Earth expected amazing things. This area on the western rim of the Jezero crater, along an ancient river delta ...

Scientists believe intriguing leopard spots on a rock sampled by the Perseverance rover on Mars last year may have potentially been made by ancient life, NASA announced Wednesday. The team has also ...

The 80-centimeter (31-inch) wide rock, named “Phippsaksla", stands out from its environment. It was found back on September 2, 2025, using Perseverance's Left Mastcam-Z camera, on Sol 1612, the ...