Mars' strange gullies are not carved by water as once thought. New research shows sand and seasonal carbon dioxide ice are the main sculpto...

New findings provide evidence that Mars may have had a vast ocean around 3.5 to 4 billion years ago. During this period, the planet had a t...

NASA plans to send humans to Mars by 2035 to explore potential life; the 500-day mission follows a six to seven-month journey. After the Ar...

On Earth, a strongly carbon 13 depleted signature from a paleo surface would indicate past microbes consumed microbially produced methane. ...

Lying at the boundary of the northern and southern hemisphere, the region is an example of past activity on the planet.

Washington, June 18 (IANS) Explosive volcanic eruptions that shot jets of hot ash, rock and gas skyward are the probable source of a myster...

Washington, Jan 12 (IANS) Scientists have unearthed thick and massive deposits of ice in some regions on Mars.

The mosaic generated from 32 individual orbit 'strips' captured between 2004 and 2010, and covers an area of around a million square kilome...

New York, Nov 23 (IANS) Using data from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, scientists have discovered a large deposit of ice beneath a reg...

Washington, Nov 11 (IANS) A funnel-shaped depression on Mars could be a new place to look for signs of life on the Red Planet, a study says.

Researchers have discovered an enormous ice slab on Mars, measuring 130 feet thick and covering an area equivalent to that of California an...

The explanation is that the substance perchlorate has been found in the soil, which lowers the freezing point so the water does not freeze ...

The research pioneered at Northumbria Univ., Newcastle and Edinburgh Univ proposes using the vapour created by this effect to power an engi...

Scientists have found new evidence that glacier-like ice deposits advanced and retreated multiple times in regions of Mars in recent past.

Vesta was once thought to be completely dry, incapable of retaining water because of the low temperatures and pressures at its surface.

Mars' atmosphere is mostly carbon dioxide but contains some ozone, said Shaheen, who investigated the process of oxygen isotope exchange.

NASA's Phoenix lander has been ordered to begin its long-awaited exploration of Mars' north pole region by clawing into the permafrost to s...