A new climate model suggests that ancient lakes on Mars may have survived for decades beneath thin layers of ice that formed ...

Thin, seasonal ice may have protected ancient lakes on Mars, allowing liquid water to last for decades despite cold ...

Mars has long been cast as a frozen desert, but fresh data from China’s Zhurong rover are forcing scientists to picture ...

Perseverance rover found a rock on Mars named Phippsaksla with so much iron and nickel that it could be a meteorite.

Mars once had sprawling river systems that rivaled major watersheds on Earth, and scientists have now identified the biggest ...

Learn how researchers were able to use a climate model to uncover information about water on ancient Mars.

Small lakes on ancient Mars may have remained liquid for decades, even with average air temperatures well below freezing.

Mars is a barren land, but many scientists believe it had warm and wet periods in its ancient past. The research, performed by geologists at the University of Colorado in Boulder, argues that our ...

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Another view from Perseverance shows how windswept Mars' landscape truly is.

Mars had a vast ocean with ancient beaches, suggests data from China's Zhurong rover. (artist's Impression of a rover on the surface of Mars). Mars was once home to a vast ocean, complete with sandy ...

Scientists have discovered the perfect vacation spot: it's sun-soaked, has sandy beaches, sports gentle waves lapping rhythmically on the shore. But hold off on grabbing the sun lotion, because ...