“The presence of liquid water [on Mars] is a broad topic that includes rains, rivers, lakes, as well as oceans,” says Ezat ...

Ancient shoreline features hint that water on Mars once formed a vast ocean.

Decades of exploration have transformed our understanding of Mars, from Viking landers to the rovers Perseverance and ...

Mars is absolutely dripping with evidence that the red planet was once a striking blue, complete with glistening lakes, ...

The findings potentially solve the paradox of how liquid water seems to have persisted on Mars even when the climate grew too cold.

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Bright white rocks found by NASA’s Perseverance rover hint at ancient Martian rain lasting millions of years, raising new questions about how wet Mars once was and what those conditions might mean.

MARS was not always the beaming red we’re so used to seeing in space. Scientists have revealed that it was actually a “blue ...

Mars may have been a "blue planet" with an ocean the size of today's Arctic Ocean, a new study suggests.

NASA's plans for Mars sample return are effectively cancelled as part of a bill approved by the U.S. Congress, ending efforts to collect Perseverance rover samples that could contain evidence of alien ...

ESA's first mission to another world, the Mars Express orbiter, began circling the Red Planet on June 2, 2003. Ever since, ...