The 3.7-billion-year-old formations in the planet's Gale Crater suggest the presence of long-gone bodies of liquid water, ...

"Rootless cones form when lava flows over wet or icy ground, causing it to boil and explode," said Dundas. "The region around ...

The fact that the cold, dry Mars of today had flowing rivers and lakes several billion years ago has puzzled scientists for ...

Scientists confirm the existence of liquid water on Mars, altering our understanding of the Red Planet. Evidence of wave ...

The planet is the seventh largest and is currently inhabited solely by robots. However, the space agency is working hard to ...

The fact that the cold, dry Mars of today had flowing rivers and lakes several billion years ago has puzzled scientists for decades. Now, researchers think they have a good explanation for a warmer, ...

Rootless cones are small volcanic landforms ranging from several to several hundred meters in diameter, formed by continuous ...

Living on Mars will be no easy feat. Building viable living quarters would require an inflatable habitat that can be covered ...

The real scenario has lava with a temperature of more than 1,000°C (1,800°F) covering rivers, lakes, or some other water-rich ...

The signs of wave ripples in the sandy shores of ancient lake beds, created as wind pushed water back and forth have been found on Mars providing evidence that there were open bodies of water, not ...

The study of ancient lava formations on Mars is the most complete to date from a series of observations conducted on the ...