NASA's Perseverance rover has confirmed complex organic carbon just beneath the surface of ancient Martian rocks, raising intriguing questions about the Red Planet's potential to have supported life.

A rare 4.1-billion-year-old Martian meteorite, Teghaza 001, provides new clues about Mars' ancient and more habitable past.

From the first radar observations of Mars' polar ice to research using decades of orbital data, Planetary Science Institute ...

NASA’s self-driving Perseverance rover has broken the all-time off-world driving record and is now exploring ancient Martian ...

Called Teghaza 001, the rock is from a piece of Mars that formed more than 4.1 billion years ago.

The rare discovery could help scientists unlock new clues about the Red Planet’s ancient history ...

NASA’s JPL Perseverance rover has detected ultrafine Martian dust particles that could penetrate deep into human lungs. The findings may help scientists develop safer spacesuits and habitats for ...

NASA’s Perseverance rover has uncovered a surprisingly complicated history of water in Jezero Crater. Scientists expected the crater’s Margin Unit to contain lake sediments, but instead found ancient ...

The center leverages AI along with JPL’s unique infrastructure, unrivaled tools, and years of operations expertise to support industry partners developing future planetary surface missions. NASA’s Jet ...