The rocks were determined to be kaolinite, which is found in tropical regions on Earth.

Radiation, extreme cold, dust storms, not mention a lack of oxygen: There are plenty of things that can kill an astronaut on ...

Researchers have documented 55 instances of "mini lightning" over two Martian years by eavesdropping on the whirling wind ...

Rather than big bolts of lightning as seen on Earth, NASA’s Perseverance rover recorded audio of small zaps similar to those ...

Scientists have detected what they believe to be lightning on Mars by eavesdropping on the whirling wind recorded by NASA's ...

NASA's Perseverance rover found rocks on Mars that on Earth usually form in tropical environments. That Mars once hosted ...

Scientists used data from NASA's Perseverance rover to find tiny lightning bolts on Mars that could scour biosignatures off ...

Dust devils on Mars generate tiny electrical sparks. This could help explain how the Red Planet’s atmosphere and surface are ...

NASA has drafted its Mars rover Perseverance to help monitor the sun’s activity. Every day for the next two months, the rover ...

Lightning has been seen on other planets in the solar system, in the atmospheres of Jupiter and Saturn. Because Mars is cold ...

Microphone recordings from NASA's Perseverance rover have turned up more than 50 instances of lightning on the red planet ...

NASA's Perseverance rover discovers shiny metallic rock on Mars that could be a meteorite from an ancient asteroid, ...