Recent scientific studies suggest a shift in the perception of Mars, commonly considered a barren and waterless planet. The new findings indicate that this may be far from the truth and instead, Mars ...

Mars – dusty, dry, and desert-clad – was once so rich in water it had not just lakes, but oceans, according to a new study. Observations using ground-penetrating radar have revealed underground ...

Recent discoveries suggest the presence of a hidden ocean beneath Mars’ surface, sparking excitement about the possibility of life on the Red Planet. The prospect of water existing in liquid form ...

After years of hunting for a lost ocean on Mars, a planetary scientist at UC Berkeley and others have finally dug up compelling evidence. The surface of Mars today is a mostly dry, frigid wasteland.

In the eyes of many planetary scientists, the surface of Mars's northern hemisphere has long looked like it once contained an ocean. Now it is "sounding" that way, too. Previous evidence for an ...

Deep beneath the surface of Mars lies a large reservoir of liquid water, according to seismometer data from NASA’s retired InSight lander. The findings, published Aug. 12 in Proceedings of the ...

Data has revealed evidence of an underground reservoir of water deep beneath the surface of Mars. Scientists say the water is believed to be seven miles to 12 miles down in the Martian crust. The ...

The data from NASA’s Insight lander allowed the scientists to estimate that the amount of deep groundwater could cover the entire planet to a depth of between 1 and 2 kilometers, or about a mile. A ...

A hypothetical picture of Mars 3.6 billion years ago, when an ocean may have covered nearly half the planet. The blue areas show the depth of the ocean filled to the shoreline level of the ancient, ...