Mars has huge amounts of water hidden beneath its surface — and perhaps life too
There may be an ocean's worth of water trapped inside rocks miles below the surface.
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Scientists Just Found Evidence of Ancient Martian Beaches
GPR data from China's Zhurong rover reveals Mars once had beaches and waves pointing to a global ocean.
Curiosity Rover Uncovers 3.7-Billion-Year-Old Ripples That Suggest Mars Once Had Ice-Free Lakes
Ancient ripples suggest a warmer, wetter past for the Red Planet that supported open water on its surface.
Mars may have had an ancient lake as big as an ocean
Researchers conclude that a nearshore zone once existed in Utopia Planitia.
Mars may have a lot of water in its crust. It’s just too deep to use
Mars may have oceans' worth of water — but it's more than 10 km under the surface.
Radar measurements on Mars show signs of ancient delta and water
Liquid water on ancient Mars seems to be essentially confirmed now.
Martian buried lakes may actually just be clay
It's still pretty neat... but not as exciting as water.
14 Mars facts we’ve only learned in recent years
There's more to the Red Planet than you think.
Life could have prospered beneath the surface of Mars
The melting of ice beneath the surface of Mars could have made its deep regions the most habitable.
How Mars brine could produce breathable air and fuel for a colony
We absolutely need this if we're to ever establish a colony on the Red Planet.
Water stripped from Mars’ upper atmosphere may explain how it became a barren Red Planet
For billions of years, Mars has had quite the leak.
Mars has ‘multiple bodies’ of liquid water, new study concludes
This has been a tremendous month for discoveries on the inner planets.
Salt lake Mars: Red planet had salty lakes billions of years ago
Mars' past seems to be more and more interesting.
Curiosity Rover finds clay cache on Mars — potential sign of water
Curiosity is finding water beneath the ground -- and in the sky.
Mars had giant rivers for billions of years, new study finds
This study offers a vital answer, but also poses a puzzling question.
Curiosity photographs river-like rounded rocks
It's a hint that Mars had a wet past.
Curiosity rover finds that its landing crater on Mars could have been habitable for 700 million years
We don't know whether Mars held life... but there's certainly a lot of potential.
Geological deposits hint at ancient ocean on Mars’ surface
Can't have a devastating water wave without water!
Boron found on Mars – a signature of long-term habitable groundwater
Water on Mars? Yes please!
Scientists find the last vestiges of Martian surface water
Mars is now a cold and dry place, but it wasn't always like this - the Red Planet used to ...
There’s a good chance Mars has liquid water
Researchers have long known that Mars has water in the form of ice, but now, after years and years of ...
The Martian Polygons – An evidence for former Seafloors?
Intricate polygons on Mars could be a clear indication of a wet past for the Red Planet. Most crater floor ...
Flowing water found on Mars – suggests life exists in the underground
Researchers have reported dark streaks near the equator of Mars, hinting at surprisingly large quantities of flowing water. If true, ...
Evidence of ancient lake found on Mars
NASA's Curiosity rover has come up with yet another remarkable discovery - evidence of an ancient, freshwater lake, with water ...
Study: Mars got its water the same place Earth did – meteorites
A study conducted by researchers from the Carnegie Institution for Science concluded that both Earth and Mars got their water ...
More evidence shows Mars was wet
Several studies performed in the last decade have shown Mars used to be warmer and wetter, but scientists still haven't ...
NASA Opportunity Rover finds traces of flowing water on Mars
NASA's famous rover, Opportunity, seems to have stumbled upon clear evidence that water used to flow on Mars, a long ...
