NASA's Perseverance rover is digging deeper into Mars' geologic past as it begins grinding into rock surfaces to expose ...

On February 18, 2021 at 8:55 UTC, the Perseverance rover landed on the surface of Mars. Millions watched the final intense moments as the team over at NASA orchestrated the rover’s landing, and ...

Since Perseverance picked up its pet rock, the pair has covered more than five miles (8 km). We don't know whether the rock will fall out or stay with the rover. But if it does depart, it will ...

Rock stuck in Perseverance rover's shoe (NASA/JPL-Caltech) This isn't the first time a rover has adopted a rock — or rather, that a rock has chosen a rover. Nearly 18 years ago, ...

Perseverance found the rock, which measures more than 3 feet by 2 feet, on Sunday as it explored the Neretva Vallis, a quarter-mile-wide valley carved out by rushing water billions of years ago.

Perseverance picked up a rock hitchhiker which has been riding in the rover’s wheel for the past four months. NASA recently shared the news in a blog post that described how a chunk of Martian ...

The rock is around 6 inches long and has both an unusual green color and shiny spots of unknown origin. Related NASA astronaut hopes for smooth ride home after his wild ride 22 years ago ...

The Perseverance rover used a tool on its robotic arm to scrape away at an intriguing rock on Mars, and its cameras captured a view that no human has ever seen before. CNN values your feedback 1.

The Perseverance rover successfully drilled into a Martian rock on Thursday, creating an intact core sample that could one day be returned to Earth. But NASA wants better images to make sure the ...

NASA's Perseverance rover snapped a view of this odd rock on March 28. If you look closely just to the right of center, you can see a series of tiny marks where the rover's laser zapped it. NASA ...

So when Perseverance rubs the surface off a rock that may tie into Mars' history of water, it's showing us something unique. It's a glimpse at a previously unexplored place.