Scientists are confident Mars was once abundant with water, as seen in massive flood-carved channels, ancient river valleys, ...

New findings suggest Mars’ underground water reserves may be far less extensive than earlier research indicated.

Like Earth, Mars has thick ice caps at both poles, holding as much frozen water as the volume in the Greenland Ice Sheet. Until the satellite data, the polar ice caps on Mars were thought to be ...

Researchers are looking underfoot to uncover the mysterious past of Mars: Martian regoliths in the soil. Their water storage capabilities may help us understand the change in water on Mars over time.

Mars exploration has been guided by the search for water. The more complex quest by Mars Science Laboratory for habitable environments should illuminate the Martian environmental history ...

Seismic readings of the interior of Mars strongly suggest large quantities of water buried 6 to 12 miles underground. Persuasive new evidence supporting the possibility of liquid water deep ...

David Bowie famously pondered whether there is life on Mars – and we might be one step closer to answering that question. Enough water to cover the surface of Mars has been discovered within the ...

But today Mars is cold and dry, with most water now located below the surface. Understanding how much water is stored offers critical information for energy exploration, as well as life ...

Water once existed in abundance of at the surface of Mars. How much of that water has been stored in the planet's crust is still unclear, according to a new analysis. Water once existed in ...

It’s long been all but settled science that Mars was once home to copious amounts of water. Its surface is stamped with ocean and sea basins and etched with ancient riverbeds, deltas ...

Mars may have once been a paradise with Earth ... formations that strongly indicate the presence of an ancient body of water that could have been an idyllic getaway for sun-loving Martians.

An illustration of Mars as a dry and arid world. But it wasn't always this way. Where did the red Planet's water go?. | Credit: NASA/Robert Lea (created with Canva) Scientists are confident Mars ...