The Mars water debate continues. A team of scientists suggests vast oceans of water may not be locked within the Red Planet's ...

Seismic readings of the interior of Mars strongly suggest large quantities of water buried 6 to 12 miles underground.

In 2024, scientists made headlines when they found evidence of copious amounts of water inside a layer of the Martian crust.

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.

In fact, it’s believed that Mars was once entirely covered with water, and since we don’t see that water today, something must have happened to it. But what? According to a new study funded by ...

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 ...

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 ...

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) Mars had intermittent surface water over 3 billion years ago, but its current state remains debated. Recent analysis challenges a study suggesting significant ...

Utopia Planitia dates to the Hesperian Period, or 3.7 billion to 3 billion years ago, and it lacks abundant evidence for standing water, unlike more ancient regions of Mars, said Aaron Cavosie ...

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.

(REUTERS) Since NASA’s Mariner 9 orbiter captured images of water-sculpted landscapes on Mars in the 1970s, scientists have debated the extent and duration of Martian water. Recent research ...