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Researchers examine layered coastal rocks in Scotland during NASA’s summer 2026 expedition.

EARTH30 September 2026

Scottish rocks may help scientists assess possible signs of life on Mars

Following a summer expedition, NASA’s team is preparing laboratory analyses of Earth samples to help interpret observations by the Perseverance rover.

$Close-up of polygonal fractures in Valle Grande photographed by Curiosity$

WONDER31 July 2026

Curiosity finds a vast field of honeycomb-like fractures on Mars

The NASA rover photographed polygonal terrain on the lower slopes of Mount Sharp at a scale the mission had never encountered before.