A new paper identifies a ring of minerals at the rover's landing site that are ideal for fossilizing microbial life. MORE

With the Mars 2020 mission ramping up, the documentary — the first of four about past JPL missions to the Red Planet to be shown at Caltech — tells a gripping backstory. Read More › Register Online ›

Learn how NASA’s next Mars rover will collect compelling rock samples. Watch Video › Mission Overview ›

A crane lifts the rocket-powered descent stage away from NASA's Mars 2020 rover after technicians tested the pyrotechnic charges that separate the two spacecraft. MORE