The recent detection of potential signs of ancient microbial life on Mars by NASA’s Perseverance rover has sparked renewed ...

Now, as detailed in a new paper published in the journal Geophysical Research Letters, Utrecht University Earth scientist ...

Imagine a common item in your kitchen pantry, one that you use almost daily, surviving on the harsh surface of Mars. This ...

A NASA study shows bacteria fragments can survive 50 million years in Martian ice. Pure ice, not rock, could hold clues to life beyond Earth.

There might be a hidden ocean's worth of liquid water below the surface of Mars, seismic evidence suggests. According to a new paper published April 25 in the journal National Science Review, ...

Massive volcanic eruptions billions of years ago may have made it snow on Mars, leaving thick buried ice near the planet’s equator.

For years, scientists have been intrigued by mysterious dark streaks running down the slopes of Martian cliffs and craters. These marks, called slope streaks and recurring slope lineae (RSLs), have ...

CO₂ ice blocks on Mars may dig gullies as they slide and sublimate in the thin atmosphere. In lab experiments, scientists ...

Scientists suggest that dry ice on Mars may move and burrow beneath the surface, creating patterns similar to sandworms from Dune and shedding light on the planet’s changing landscape.

Mars has two permanent polar ice caps of water ice and some dry ice, and a few patches of ice both on and under the surface.

A new analysis of chemical signatures measured by NASA's Curiosity Rover gives a peek at Mars's past to a time some 3.7 ...