The intriguing chemistry of a rock collected by the Perseverance rover could trace to microbial activity — or not.

Fluid-rock interactions on ancient Mars may have produced abundant magnetic minerals that preserved unusually intense records ...

These studies show that Mars is bombarded by meteorites far more often than previously thought — about 2.5 times more ...

Are subterranean lifeforms viable on Mars? A new interpretation of Martian seismic data by scientists Ikuo Katayama of ...

Scientists Ikuo Katayama from Hiroshima University and Yuya Akamatsu from the Research Institute for Marine Geodynamics ...

The discovery bolsters the theory that meteorite impacts played an important role in Earth's early geological history ...

When a Marsquake or meteorite impact occurs on Mars, SEIS can read the energy emitted as P-waves, S-waves, and surface waves to create an image of the planet's interior (Fig. 2).

Mars, popularly known as the "red planet," has fascinated scientists for decades with its unique rusty color. The cause of the unusual color has been linked to iron minerals in the dust that coats ...

A rocky stretch in Western Australia's Pilbara, near Earth's earliest-confirmed lifeforms, was hit by a meteorite about 3.5 ...