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![Light-toned Martian rock](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/NbDLjHRV2NMEzT5uvDBxKX-320-80.jpg)
'1st of its kind': NASA spots unusually light-colored boulder on Mars that may reveal clues of the planet's past
By Kristel Tjandra published
NASA's Perseverance rover spotted a bizarrely light-toned boulder on Mars, the likes of which have never been seen before.
![(Left) a shark fin shaped rock on Mars (Right) an accompanying crab claw shaped boulder (Insert) NASA's Perseverance Rover.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/JmGv9z5HiP9DNVQVdPNA8g-320-80.jpg)
Perseverance rover spots a shark fin and crab claw on Mars
By Robert Lea published
Is something fishy happening on the Red Planet, or is it all in our minds again?
![An illustration of Olympus Mons, the largest known volcano in the solar system.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FGQ2bbgtGoP6n9k6qofSsi-320-80.jpg)
'Building blocks of life' discovered on Mars in 10 different rock samples
By Charles Q. Choi published
NASA's Perseverance rover has found an intriguing menagerie of organic molecules in a Martian crater, but their source remains unclear.
![view of mars from orbit showing reddish-brown sand dunes rippling across a rocky surface](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5YgVriQbf7AF9Zu8R5rPZW-320-80.jpg)
Mars had an extreme climate shift 400,000 years ago, Chinese rover finds before its demise
By Keith Cooper published
China's presumed-dead Zhurong rover spotted telltale patterns of ancient climate change in the Martian dunes.
![NASA's Perseverance rover can be seen in the background, while rocks and red Martian soil take up the rest of the image.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/PK9eUsAniUaAQu2QMsxYDA-320-80.jpg)
Mars helicopter Ingenuity phones home, breaking 63-day silence
By Mike Wall published
NASA's Mars helicopter Ingenuity has phoned home after 63 days of silence, and all appears to be well with the little rotorcraft.
![A "selfie" of Zhurong and its lander captured by a deployed remote camera.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/4Mb5fN92aq9b35cdsKwNyg-320-80.jpg)
China finally admits its hibernating Mars rover may never wake up
By Stephanie Pappas published
The Zhurong Mars rover never woke up from a planned hibernation, and the head of the mission team has now revealed why.
![Three images taken by the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter in 2022 and 2023. The rover is the blue dot in the upper part of the leftmost image and bottom of the middle and right image. The first image was taken in March 2022 before the rover went into hibernation. The second two were taken in September 2022 and in February 2023.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/orYoHkPtkikzaqtDDLuduJ-320-80.jpg)
China's Mars rover may be dead in the dust, new NASA images reveal
By Stephanie Pappas published
The Mars rover Zhurong hasn't moved since last fall, new orbiter images confirm, suggesting that the Chinese rover may be at the end of its lifespan.
![An illustration depicting the squat, white NASA Perseverance rover on Mars](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qxhtjvXy2xHP3NAkosGj8K-320-80.jpg)
Detecting life on Mars may be 'impossible' with current NASA rovers, new study warns
By Jamie Carter published
Research in Chile's Atacama Desert suggests that the science instruments on the Red Planet aren't capable of detecting signs of long-dead microbial life.
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