The thick, mineral-rich layers of clay found on Mars suggest that the Red Planet harbored potentially life-hosting ...

In a groundbreaking revelation, NASA’s rover discoveries may change everything we thought we knew about thehistory of Mars.

With its hills and distant mountains, the landscape seems somehow familiar yet at the same time eerily alien. The striking image was captured just recently by NASA’s Curiosity rover as it ...

Scientists had hypothesized before the rover arrived that the peculiar ridges formed with the last trickles of water in the ...

The ancient beaches detected on Mars, he added, "can tell us what the landscape looked like, how [it] evolved and, importantly, help us identify where we would want to look for past life." ...

More information: Amanda V. Steckel et al, Landscape Evolution Models of Incision on Mars: Implications for the Ancient Climate, Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets (2025). DOI: 10.1029 ...

New research suggests ancient Mars had rainfall, forming valleys and rivers—hinting at a wetter, possibly habitable past. (CREDIT: CC BY-SA 4.0) ...

Clouds of water ice can be seen drifting over ancient volcanoes on Mars. But billions of years ago, the surface was more temperate. Rock samples could tell us whether it supported ancient life.

Was Mars a friendly planet for water, even life, in its ancient past? Huge channel networks run across its surface. Rocks show signs of water immersion. Yet pictures sent back from NASA's ...

Mars, the enigmatic Red Planet, has long captivated humanity with its stark, seemingly barren landscape. Today, it’s a cold, dry world – a shadow of its once-vibrant past. But what if this desolate ...

Visit ancient Mars—a surprisingly temperate planet where snow or rain falls from the sky, and rivers rush down valleys to feed hundreds of lakes. A new study from geologists at the University of ...

Landscape Evolution Models of Incision on Mars: Implications for the Ancient Climate. Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets , 2025; 130 (4) DOI: 10.1029/2024JE008637 Cite This Page : ...