Researchers have found new evidence for a massive subsurface ocean on Mars, again raising the possibility of microbial life.

NASA's InSight lander has taken what may be its ... gathered information on weather conditions, investigated Mars' liquid core, and helped researchers map the planet's interior geology.

When NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter attempts its first test flight on the Red Planet, the agency's Mars 2020 Perseverance rover will be close by, as seen in this artist's concept. NASA MARCI ...

Seismic readings of the interior of Mars strongly suggest large quantities of water buried 6 to 12 miles underground.

In 2024, scientists made headlines when they found evidence of copious amounts of water inside a layer of the Martian crust.

The InSight lander has successfully touched down on Mars, beginning a two-year mission to peer deep inside the red planet's interior. Technicians and engineers inspect the heat shield for the ...

NASA's $850 million InSight Lander is the first designed to study the interior structure of Mars. Until now, NASA's landers mainly focused on exploring Mars' surface for signs of potential life.

3 The Role of NASA’s InSight Lander The discovery ... to study the interior of Mars. InSight detected over 1,300 marsquakes, allowing scientists to map the planet’s crust, mantle, and core.

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Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech Mars looks like a dusty wasteland in the first photo from NASA's InSight lander sent from the surface of the red planet. The image, taken moments after landing ...

and provided to NASA for use on the InSight lander. The small, 35 centimeter-long probe was designed to burrow as deep as 5 meters (16 feet) below the surface of Mars while connected to a tether ...