NASA's Perseverance found the kind of rocks that often form in water, and it's going in for a closer look. Amanda Kooser Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech news with a twist for ...

These strikingly layered Mars rocks may be the Perseverance rover's next sampling target. Perseverance recently snapped some nice photos of layered rocks on the floor of Mars' Jezero Crater, and ...

The rover is on a hunt for signs of ancient life. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. NASA's Perseverance rover on Mars has begun ...

Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech news with a twist for CNET. When not wallowing in weird gear and iPad apps for cats, she can be found tinkering with her 1956 DeSoto. Let's ...

Researchers have detected a previously unknown layer of partially molten rock beneath Earth’s crust. The discovery could help scientists learn more about the movements of Earth’s tectonic plates, ...

An international team of researchers has found that some of the oldest terrain on Venus, known as tesserae, have layering that seems consistent with volcanic activity. The finding could provide ...

The Earth with the upper mantle revealed. Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin have discovered a previously unknown layer of partly molten rock in a key region just below the tectonic ...