Seismic data from NASA’s InSight lander suggests liquid water may exist beneath Mars’ surface, supporting the potential for ...

Lichens are bizarre, alien-looking life forms made up of different organisms: fungi and algae and/or cyanobacteria (a type of photosynthetic bacteria ... being in an environment resembling the surface ...

But the exact type of iron oxide that covers the planet ... could only have formed when water was still present on the ...

researchers concluded that the type of iron oxide must be hematite, formed in dry surface conditions through reactions with ...

P-waves and S-waves, in particular, can allow scientists to determine the type of rocks lurking below ... of water may still exist under Mars' surface. Using another analysis of seismic data ...

NASA's Perseverance rover, which has been exploring Mars since 2021, fired its laser at some oddly pale rocks on the surface of the Red Planet—and found evidence that Mars may have once been ...

which operated on the surface of the red planet between 2018 and 2022. SEIS was the first ever seismometer to operate on Mars, and it was sensitive to three different types of seismic wave ...

Until now, NASA's landers mainly focused on exploring Mars' surface for signs of potential life. They've touched down near volcanoes, valleys, and canyons. But InSight won't be going anywhere like ...

A team of scientists, led by Andrea Butturini from the University of Barcelona, has proposed that Acidalia Planitia, a vast ancient plain on Mars, could harbor microbial life deep beneath the ...

The IR instruments on the Mars Mariner spacecraft successfully scanned the atmospheric and surface chemistry of Mars, trasmitting IR spectral data back to Earth. "The infrared spectrometer was a ...

and evidence of ancient water flows on the Red Planet’s surface. The newly released images provide a detailed and immersive perspective of Mars, giving scientists and space enthusiasts a chance ...