Outside of a handful of valleys in Antarctica, the Atacama is the driest place on Earth. The inhospitable landscape of sand, ...

A new study by Harvard scientists examining the mystery of water and life on ancient Mars has found several chemical mechanisms that likely contributed to a warmer, wetter environment capable of ...

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 ...

Credit: ESA/DLR/FU Berlin Thousands of hills and mounds on Mars have been found to contain layers of clay minerals, which formed when running water interacted with the rocks during a period when ...

Thousands of hills and mounds on Mars have been found to contain layers of clay minerals, which formed when running water interacted with the rocks during a period when Mars' northern reaches were ...

New Paper Examines the Elusive Nature of Liquid Brines on Mars Dec. 16, 2024 — The combination of low temperature, atmospheric pressure and water vapor pressure on Mars means any liquid water ...

In the short run, what will life on earth be like 200 years from now? In the long run, will there be human life on earth ...

New research from Harvard University suggests that Mars experienced alternating warm and cold periods billions of years ago, affecting its climate and ability to sustain liquid water. These ...

As I've witnessed the unexpected long-term longevity and efficiency of the Mars rovers and Ingenuity helicopter drones to ...

Scientists say these ripples are "undulations in the sandy shores of lakebeds, created as wind-driven water laps back and forth." In other words, Mars had a warm body of water, open to the air and ...

Is there liquid water on Mars? By experimenting with water as it changes state and investigating some effects of air pressure, students not only learn core ideas in physical science but can deduce the ...