Water on Mars
Mars Once had Enough Water for a Planet-Wide Ocean 300 Meters Deep
New research has shown that Mars may have been covered in a worldwide ocean when Earth was still covered in…
Curiosity Arrives in a Salty Region of Mars. Was it Left Over From a Dying Sea?
The Curiosity rover has now reached its primary target on Mount Sharp on Mars, the mountain in the middle of…
Underground Liquid Water Detected on Mars? Maybe not
New research from Cornell University shows that radar reading from Mars' South Pole region may not have been caused by…
China’s Zhurong Rover Looks Deep Underground and Sees Layers From Multiple Floods on Mars
Mars exploration has been ongoing for decades at this point, and some regions of the planet have become more interesting…
Mars Might Have Been Covered in Lakes in the Ancient Past
New research by an international team of scientists indicates that Mars may have had far more ancient lakes on its…
Mars did Have Moving Glaciers, but They Behaved Differently in the Planet's Lower Gravity
New research shows that glaciers on Mars moved very slowly, which could have allowed ancient life there to survive.
This Ice Cliff is One of the Few Places With Exposed Water ice in the Mid-Latitudes on Mars. It’s Probably Tens of Millions of Years old
Because of the orbiters and landers that have studied Mars over the years, scientists have learned that water ice is…
Want to Live on Mars? Here's Where the Water is
By combining data from the Mars Express and Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, a team of researchers has produced a map of…
Mars InSight Doesn’t Find any Water ice Within 300 Meters Under its Feet
Space science doesn't always go as planned. Sometimes when scientists think they've made a remarkable discovery that will make human…
Weird String-Like Object Found on Mars, Probably Dropped by the Rover
Here’s the best evidence I’ve ever seen for water on Mars: NASA’s Perseverance rover came across a tangled mess of…