NASA's Perseverance rover on Mars broke its driving record with a 1,350.7 feet (411.7 meters) ride on June 19, 2025. See a time-lapse of the ride here. Read more 👉 https://space-com.visitlink.me/k5enD7 Credit: Space.com | footage courtesy: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS | edited by Steve Spaleta Music: "With Music on Repeat (Instrumental Version)" by Victor Lundberg / courtesy of epidemicsound | Space.com

A single eyelash could ruin this mission searching for life on Mars 👽 Engineer Charlie Roe shows us some key features of the Rosalind Franklin Mars Rover. Join us tomorrow for the third and final lecture. Catch up on iPlayer: bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m002p22s/royal-institution-christmas-lectures-2025-maggie-aderinpocock-is-there-life-beyond-earth-2-searching-the-solar-system | Royal Institution of Great Britain

This is not an ordinary rock on Mars. What appears simple at first glance is actually the result of billions of years of geological evolution. The layered textures and uneven surface were shaped by powerful Martian winds, temperature extremes, and long-term erosion. Such formations preserve clues about Mars’ ancient environment, revealing how the planet once interacted with its atmosphere and surface processes. Each rock acts like a natural archive, recording the Red Planet’s climatic and geolog