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

Mars is no longer just a blank red canvas for planetary scientists. A new generation of high resolution maps is turning the ...

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

NASA’s Mars rover finds organic signals in mudstone that resemble microbial activity, sparking new debate over life on the ...

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 ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. An illustration shows two faces of Mars a hot and arid wasteland and as a cold water ice rich ...

Billions of years ago, water flowed across Mars. Most scientists agree the red planet had rivers. But did those rivers flow into an ocean? New research from the University of Arkansas found strong ...

Strange grooves, swirling valleys, and hidden ice far from Mars’s poles reveal a surprisingly recent ice age, as new ESA ...

Chinese officials said their Mars rover may have found an ancient beach on the Red Planet. The Zhurong Rover made the discovery in 2021 while exploring Mars’ utopia basin, a region dating back four ...

Some places feel borrowed from elsewhere. Iceland is one of them. Walk across its lava fields, and the ground looks ...

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 ...