If scientists can understand how this mineral was formed in Antarctica, they might be able to trace signs of water on Mars.

According to Adrien Broquet and a team of DLR planetary scientists, the northern polar cap on Mars is quite young. They found this out by applying techniques used to measure what ice sheets on ...

It is unclear how the ice got buried, but this is not the first time that frozen water has been found beneath Mars' equator, suggesting it could be a good idea to set up future Martian bases near ...

Scientists have found vast oceans of ice lying just below the surface of Mars in a major boost to the search for alien life on the Red Planet. One of the most exciting planetary discoveries ever ...

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Their discovery showed that even tucked away in our innards – in the walls of our stomachs, subjected to vinegar-like pH ...

The three-kilometre-thick ice sheet covering Mars's north pole is young, formed between 2 and 12 million years ago. The ice sheet is bending the rocky crust beneath at a rate of 0.13 millimetres per ...

More than 3 billion years ago, Mars intermittently had liquid water on its surface. After the planet lost much of its ...

Despite the chilly temperatures, there could be liquid water underneath the surface ice in some places ... the largest amount of methane ever found on Mars. Two satellites were observing the ...

The study also showed that the soil on Mars could keep ice near the surface in the middle and lower areas because water vapor moves more slowly there. This means the soil helps trap water for a ...