New insights into Mars' water cycle reveal that ancient water may have vanished underground, reshaping our understanding of the Red Planet’s climate and potential for future exploration. The ...

How much water did Mars have in its ancient past and when did it disappear? This is what a recent study published in Geophysical Research Letters hopes to address as an international team of ...

The planet Mars is home to thick layers of clay that can span hundreds of feet. Since they need water to form, these outcrops ...

Water has been detected on Mars that could harbour life 12 miles beneath the surface, according to new research.

Astronomers have filled a large gap in knowledge about Mars' water cycle. Their research on water percolating from surface to aquifer could change the picture of what early Mars was like ...

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The Curiosity rover has been on Mars since 2012, and in that time it has driven more than 20 miles -- which might not sound like a lot, but is a long distance for a rover traveling at slow ...

Billions of years ago, water flowed on the surface of Mars. But scientists have an incomplete picture of how the red planet's water cycle worked. That could soon change: Two graduate students at ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Elisabeth M. Hausrath, University of Nevada, Las Vegas (THE CONVERSATION) Mars ...

Enough water to cover the surface of Mars has been discovered within the crust of the Red Planet by NASA's InSight mission. The ocean is buried between one and two kilometers (0.62 and 1.24 miles ...

Usually, Buhler spends his time modeling the carbon-dioxide cycle on Mars today. During Martian winter, a layer of carbon-dioxide ice settles out on top of the polar caps of water ice.

A study released Monday using data from NASA's Mars InSight lander shows evidence of liquid water far below the surface of the fourth planet, advancing the search for life there and showing what ...