For centuries Mars has been called "the Red Planet" and there's a scientific reason why according to space telescopes.

This water is "deep", explained Space – "very deep." It is between 11.5km and 20km deep (7.1 and 12.4 miles) and there is no water at all in the crust above 5km deep (3.1 miles). Why does this ...

My 2024 paper calculates that if you took all the water that was ever present on Mars and spread it out, you could coat the planet in a uniform layer somewhere between 380 meters to 1,970 meters ...

A study suggests Mars takes its red hue from a type of mineral that forms in cool water, which could reveal insights about whether Mars was ever able to support life.

What can sulfur stones and mysterious patterns on Mars teach us about past liquid water life and the potential for ancient life on the Red Planet? This is what NASA’s Curiosity rover hopes to address ...

That feature is Athabasca Valles, a system of valleys carved into volcanic plains on Mars.The Athabasca Valles system offers key insights into the history of water on the Red Planet, and its ...

A mineral grain from a meteorite preserved evidence that water was present on Mars 4.45 billion years ago, and it may have created hot springs habitable for life.

Mars’ iconic red color comes from ferrihydrite, a form of iron oxide that contains water, according to a new study. The mineral suggests a cold, wet period in Mars’ history some 3 billion ...