Learn about Mars' defunct magnetic field, which may have sustained life on the planet and covered only its southern ...

Mars may be hiding a vast stash of water beneath the Medusae Fossae Formation (MFF) near its equator. This ice-rich deposit ...

Multiple plans exist to explore Mars in the coming decades using robotic and crewed missions. The ultimate goal of these ...

While it may seem like another dusty region of Mars, fresh data from a deep-penetrating radar system tells a very different story. This giant deposit might be hiding a frozen ocean under layers of ...

Scientists discovered a massive ice sheet under Mars's Medusae Fossae, enough to cover the planet in water. This find could reshape Mars exploration, colonization, and climate theories.

If you had the right instruments, a little bit of that layer could teach you a lot about Mars. You could scoop out the ice and hold it in your hands. You could watch as it vaporized into the ...

It seems like an obvious thing to say. When looking to establish a human colony on Mars, water is key. So logically, one should follow the water when deciding where the first human ...

And we also looked at the amount of ice that is available. It’s not the same everywhere on Mars. There are areas where there is almost no ice on Mars and there are areas where there’s a lot of ...

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Gravity will be a challenge — scientists are worried that Mars lacks the "pull" to keep whatever atmosphere is created. Thawing the Pole The Martian South pole has a coating of dry ice (which is ...

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Did Mars' water escape underground, where it dwells today in vast amounts? Some scientists aren't so sure. Scientists are confident Mars was once abundant with water, as seen in massive flood ...