Thin, seasonal ice may have protected ancient lakes on Mars, allowing liquid water to last for decades despite cold ...

This discovery adds a new dimension to the geoscience of Mars and opens up new possibilities for the search for life outside Earth.

A giant collision in Mars’ early history created a global magma ocean and buried large fragments of debris deep within the young planet. As Mars cooled, it formed a solid crust — eventually becoming a ...

A new climate model suggests that ancient lakes on Mars may have survived for decades beneath thin layers of ice that formed ...