The team is confident the rover held onto this sample, but further data is needed to confirm that. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works ...

It's a big milestone for the mission, and for humanity. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. It's official: NASA's Perseverance rover ...

Sid is located in this stretch of the Jezero Crater, an area that NASA has dubbed "Santa Cruz." Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech Just another rocky day on the Red Planet for NASA. A new batch of photos from ...

The revised Mars Sample Return strategy does away with a "fetch rover" and its lander, relying instead on the Perseverance rover and helicopters based on Ingenuity. Credit: NASA WASHINGTON — NASA’s ...

A composite of two images showing the coring hole that Persverance drilled into the briefcase-sized rock, nicknamed "Rochette". Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech One of the primary missions for NASA's Mars ...

Jezero crater on Mars was chosen as the landing site for the Perseverance rover because satellite images suggested it was once an ancient lake. NASA scientists have now found more direct evidence of ...