New research reveals ancient ripples on Mars, providing compelling evidence of long-lost lakes that once existed 3.7 billion ...

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

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 ...

Ancient ripples suggest a warmer, wetter past for the Red Planet that supported open water on its surface.

The photo is indeed real, according to the European Space ... The nadir channel is aligned perpendicular to the surface of Mars, as if looking straight down at the surface. The ESA credited ...

Mars is home to perhaps the greatest mystery of the Solar System: the so-called Martian dichotomy, which has baffled ...

The European Space Agency has published some very curious images of Mars, in which the planet closest ... layers of carbon dioxide ice, warming the surface. The increase in temperature at the ...

Ever since the discovery of methane on Mars, scientists have wondered if the Red Planet might harbor life. Now, researchers know where to look: deep under the surface of a broad Martian plain. The ...

Geologically, Mars is very reminiscent of the moon. But it also looks a lot like the Earth. It all depends on who you ask.Current understanding of ...

Spiders on Mars is the name given to spindly crack-like features that appear on the Red Planet's surface during the Martian springtime when carbon dioxide ice sublimates — or turns directly into ...

Next time you're driving around on Mars and need to get your tire replaced, chances are good it'll look something like a revolutionary new version made by NASA and Goodyear. The mesh cage design can ...