Data from China's Zhurong rover on Mars suggests an ancient ocean and strengthens evidence that the planet was once warm, wet, and habitable.

Beach day on the Red Planet? Learn more about how Mars may have had a massive ocean that created unique beaches.

"Shorelines are great locations to look for evidence of past life." Today, Mars is a chilly desert of rock and dust — but 4 ...

Kilauea erupted at its summit in Hawaii, with two volcanic vents spewing lava fountains for hours. The day before, USGS ...

Mars wasn't always the dusty red desert we know today. Billions of years ago, waves may have crashed against sandy beaches ...

Mars may have once hosted an ocean with waves that lapped against ... “They don’t look like an impact crater. They don’t look ...

A new study in the journal Nature Communications reveals that Mars is red for very much the same reason it may have once been home to life — namely, that it was a wet planet. This is in line with ...

Mars may have once had a vast, ice-free ocean, according to new evidence from China’s Zhurong rover. Using ground-penetrating ...

A Chinese rover that landed on Mars in 2021 detected evidence of underground beach deposits in an area thought to have once ...

“Mars once had liquid water on its surface in ... Indeed, this mineral exists on our planet, often in volcanic settings such as lava caves. Using state-of-the-art equipment, as well as firsthand ...

Amazing” lava fountains were seen spewing from the Kilauea volcano’s Halemaʻumaʻu crater in Hawaii during an eruption on March 4, marking episode 12 of a period of activity that began in December.

Mars may once have hosted a warm, ocean-bearing environment, according to new data collected by a rover that explored an area ...