The fact that the cold, dry Mars of today had flowing rivers and lakes several billion years ago has puzzled scientists for ...

The fact that the cold, dry Mars of today had flowing rivers and lakes several billion years ago has puzzled scientists for decades. Now, researchers think they have a good explanation for a warmer, ...

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Extraplanetary spacefaring has a hoary history in science fiction. Elon Musk, our so-touted Mars visionary, is an avid sci-fi ...

The fact that the cold, dry Mars of today had flowing rivers and lakes several billion years ago has puzzled scientists for decades. Now, Harvard ...

The car-sized Curiosity rover has spotted evidence of once quite hospitable environs on Mars.

Mars' southern hemisphere absorbs a lot of the sun's energy during the Red Planet's spring, and that may be causing Mars' ...

Scientists confirm the existence of liquid water on Mars, altering our understanding of the Red Planet. Evidence of wave ...

Harvard scientists explain how Mars had warm spells billions of years ago, allowing rivers and lakes to exist.

The 3.7-billion-year-old formations in the planet's Gale Crater suggest the presence of long-gone bodies of liquid water, ...

Caltech scientists published a study using NASA Curiosity rover imagery showing the past existence of warm water on Mars.