The question of whether Mars ever supported life has captivated the imagination of scientists and the public for decades. Central to the discovery is gaining insight into the past climate of Earth ...

New study reveals the icy, cold climate of Mars' past, with implications for life A new study finds that Martian soil was frigid and icy, making it less likely to support life as we know it ...

More information: JohnPaul Sleiman et al, Viewing lobate patterns on Mars and Earth as climate modulated fluid-like instabilities, Icarus (2025). DOI: 10.1016/j.icarus.2025.116580 Provided by ...

The presidential budget suggests trashing science missions in favor of colonizing Mars. A new study argues that research must precede colonization.

The images and data being collected are already raising new questions about how the Martian surface was changing billions of ...

Thick clay deposits on Mars hint at long-lived lakes that may have sheltered early life - and preserved clues beneath layers ...

A new study finds that there are large sheets of ice just below Mars' surface, and it could help us explore the red planet.

WASHINGTON — A mineral called siderite found abundantly in rock drilled by a NASA rover on the surface of Mars is providing fresh evidence of the planet's warmer and wetter ancient past when it ...

The researchers posit that the volcano could have supported conditions favorable for life in the once-watery Jezero crater.

NASA's Curiosity rover has snapped its first images of web-like "boxwork" features on the surface of Mars. The zig-zagging rocks could provide clues about the Red Planet's watery past and whether it ...

Overall, the study paints a picture of ancient Mars as a place where water, minerals, and environmental stability came ...