This image shows the rocky outcrop the Perseverance science team calls Berea after the NASA Mars rover extracted a rock core and abraded a circular patch. The image was taken by the rover's Mastcam-Z ...

The Perseverance rover is bristling with scientific instruments and cameras, but it can only do so much on the surface of Mars. Thus, NASA plans to transport the rover's samples back to Earth in the ...

NASA's Perseverance rover has collected a unique rock sample named 'Silver Mountain' from Mars' Jezero Crater, marking a significant milestone. This sample is sealed in a titanium tube for return to ...

Washington, Sep 7 (IANS) NASA’s Perseverance rover on Tuesday completed the collection of the first sample of Martian rock, a core from Jezero Crater slightly thicker than a pencil. Mission ...

Once acquired, that sample will live in the rover's belly and could one day return to Earth for detailed analysis. For now, NASA will have to figure out what went wrong and try again. Share on ...