Enough water to cover the surface of Mars has been discovered within the crust of the Red Planet by NASA's InSight mission. The ocean is buried between one and two kilometers (0.62 and 1.24 miles) ...

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A study led by NYU Abu Dhabi’s Space Exploration Laboratory found underground water that turned sand dunes into solid rock, ...

Mars may be hiding a vast stash of water beneath the Medusae Fossae Formation (MFF) near its equator. This ice-rich deposit could be the largest known water reservoir in this part of Mars, with an ...

The European Space Agency has released new images of a rare "butterfly" crater on the Red Planet. The bug-like structure ...

It's clear that Mars once gushed with water. Today, aerial views of the Red Planet's Jezero crater (shown below) reveal that water once poured into this basin, leaving behind telltale signs of rivers, ...

Data has revealed evidence of an underground reservoir of water deep beneath the surface of Mars. Scientists say the water is believed to be seven miles to 12 miles down in the Martian crust. The ...

Mars changed from a blue world with water to a red desert because its atmosphere escaped into space over billions of years.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Mars may be drenched beneath its surface, with enough water hiding in the cracks of underground rocks to form a global ocean, new research suggests. The findings released Monday ...

Gullies on Mars may have formed when the Red Planet was highly tilted on its side, triggering dramatic shifts in climate that sent water cascading down slopes to carve out ravines, a new study finds.

Mars' irradiated surface is a godforsaken place. And yet there may be shallow pools of water near the Martian surface, a place 1,000 times drier than the driest desert on Earth. NASA's Mars ...