Mars, the Red Planet, has long captured our imagination as a possible home for life. Recently, a team of scientists uncovered ...

Scientists have identified several caves carved by water and they may have held or have evidence of extraterrestrial life.

Recent analysis suggests that Mars may be home to water-carved caves, potentially formed by ancient water flows. These ...

This is important because it gives a more realistic sense of the chemical state of the gas before it’s released at the ...

Scientists discovered caves on Mars likely formed by water, offering new hope in the search for signs of past life.

If there is, or ever has been, life on Mars, the chances are it would exist in caves protected from the severe dust storms, ...

Sulfur crystals found inside a rock after NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover happened to drive over it and crush it on May 30, 2024. This discovery supports new research led by scientists at The University ...

Astronauts train to scale a Mars volcano at an analogue site in France. Lava tubes that crisscross the Martian surface might provide sanctuaries for the first human explorers on the Red Planet. (Photo ...

NASA’s Perseverance rover has uncovered powerful new evidence that Mars’ Jezero Crater once hosted multiple rounds of flowing water, each creating conditions that could have supported life.

New images from ESA's Mars Express reveal Olympus Mons' colossal scale and intriguing features. Frozen lava tongues cascade ...

The discovery by the Mars rovers of carbonate in sedimentary rock on the Red Planet has enabled planetary scientists to rewind the clock and tell the tale of how Mars' warmer, watery climate 3.5 ...

A new study identifies eight Martian caves that scientists say should be prioritized in future life-search missions.