Although news of the presence of water on Mars is nothing new, the discovery of a massive amount of liquid water—enough to cover the planet’s surface in a mile-deep ocean—has been made by a team that used seismic data to map the interior of the Red Planet. Using data collected by theread more
A potential biosignature indicating the presence of ancient lifeforms has turned up in a rock on the surface of Mars, in the form of what may be traces of chemical reactions from the life processes of ancient microbes. Although the sample will need to be returned to Earth to confirmread more
There is the possibility that life on Earth may not have originated here, but rather travelled to our planet on meteorites after first coming into being on the surface of Mars, according to a new study of Martian meteorites that suggests that the now-arid surface of the Red Planet wasread more
Signs of water, and signs of life– recent news from Mars is showing increased signs of both! For the former: new long-term analysis has found that water may have been present on the Martian surface for longer than originally anticipated. Additionally, the discovery of abundant carbon isotopes associated with biologicalread more