Tantalizing clues in 4-billion-year-old asteroid Bennu samples could reveal particular molecular formations that some ...

A mission will deliver rock and soil from Mars to laboratories on Earth in the 2030s. Mars Sample Return (MSR) is led by NASA ...

Some of the unusual rocks carry stories about water on Mars. One has hints of long-gone microbes. All tell of a dynamic, complex planet.

On Mars, swirling columns of dust—known as dust devils—regularly roam the landscape, sometimes colliding in dramatic displays like one recently captured by NASA’s Perseverance rover. In a rare moment, ...

"If two dust devils happen upon each other, they can either obliterate one another or merge, with the stronger one consuming ...

The Perseverance rover has found some intriguing samples on the red planet. Here's what they might reveal about the origins ...

Fluorescent cave minerals are helping scientists explore how life could survive in harsh places like Europa. Far beneath ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Perseverance acquired this image of the "St. Pauls Bay" target (the dark-toned float block in ...

Inside Wind Cave the scientists found that chemicals fossilised within the rocks shine in brilliant hues of pink, blue, and ...

The rock has hundreds of spherules on it, some of which have tiny pinholes. NASA's Perseverance rover has encountered another rock on Mars that has left scientists puzzled. Named "St. Pauls Bay ...

Fluorescent caves deep below America show how alien life could exist on one of Jupiter's moons, say scientists.

Deep below the Earth's surface, rock and mineral formations lay hidden with a secret brilliance. Under a black light, the chemicals fossilized within shine in brilliant hues of pink, blue and green.