In space exploration, efficiency is key. And NASA has become so efficient that even its discarded hardware is performing valuable science. As the NASA Mars 2020 mission delivered the Perseverance ...

NASA’s Perseverance rover mission unintentionally created five impact craters on Mars, giving scientists a rare opportunity ...

Debris from a NASA spacecraft that crashed into the surface of Mars has helped scientists uncover new information about the planet’s soil near Jezero Crater.

A University of Iowa geology professor working with NASA helped discover a rare mineral on the Jezero crater on Mars. ...

In 2020, NASA launched the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter as part of its Mars 2020 mission, hitching the small rotorcraft aboard the Perseverance rover. The craft touched down on Mars' Jezero Crater on 18 ...

NASA's Mars 2020 rover is continuing to explore a boundary visible from orbit dividing bright, fractured outcrop from darker, smoother regolith (also known as a contact). The team has called this ...

Uncrewed vehicles like the Perseverance and Curiosity rovers (as well as orbiters) have for years captured stunning photos of Mars. Here are the latest.