NASA's Perseverance rover may have uncovered hints of ancient Martian life, but China's Tianwen 3 mission could be the first to deliver samples back to Earth.

Watch footage of China's Zhurong rover moving on the Martian surface. It was captured by a camera the rover deployed on Mars.

Nasa’s Perseverance rover has uncovered new evidence of chemical activity on Mars that could suggest the planet was once habitable. Samples of mudstones from the Jezero crater – an ancient basin long ...

(THE CONVERSATION) NASA’s search for evidence of past life on Mars just produced an exciting update. On Sept. 10, 2025, a team of scientists published a paper detailing the Perseverance rover’s ...

Tianwen 2 will collect samples and deliver them back to Earth in late 2027, using a reentry capsule. Then the spacecraft will slingshot around our planet for another deep-space rendezvous: a visit ...

NASA's Mars rover Perseverance has uncovered rocks in a dry river channel that may hold potential signs of ancient microscopic life, scientists reported Wednesday. They stressed that in-depth analysis ...

NASA may have discovered a biosignature on Mars, but could China be in position to get crucial samples back to Earth first to make a definitive analysis? NASA's Perseverance team announced on Sept. 10 ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Ari Koeppel, Dartmouth College (THE CONVERSATION) NASA’s search for evidence of past ...