"Shorelines are great locations to look for evidence of past life." Today, Mars is a chilly desert of rock and dust — but 4 billion years ago, the planet had rivers, lakes and even oceans with ...

Mars may have once been home to sun-soaked, sandy beaches with gentle, lapping waves according to a new study. Mars may have once been home to sun-soaked, sandy beaches with gentle, lapping waves ...

An international team of scientists, including Penn State researchers, used data from the Zhurong Mars rover to identify hidden layers of rock under the planet’s surface that strongly suggest ...

An international team of scientists used data from China's Zhurong Mars rover to unearth hidden layers of rock underneath the planet’s surface that strongly suggest the presence of an ancient ...

The evidence comes from data collected by China’s Zhurong Mars rover, which landed in the Utopia ... Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. By signing up you agree to ...

NASA’s Perseverance rover has found possible hints of ancient life on Mars ― one of the strongest signs yet of Martian life, according to planetary scientists. Dark-rimmed ‘leopard spots ...

Go back a mere four billion years, and Mars could have been the perfect destination for a summer holiday. According to scientists, hidden underneath the red planet is evidence that there were once ...

The tough environment is challenging for humans to land on and explore. This is where a Mars rover comes in handy. The Zhurong Mars rover is named after the fire god Zhurong, a character in ...

Many scientists think that Mars used to have an ocean that covered up to a third of the planet, but the theory is still debated. New data from China's Zhurong rover strengthens the case for an ...

Related: Europe’s first Mars rover will use nuclear-powered heaters. ] This new analysis combining spacecraft observations with some newly developed laboratory techniques shows that Mars’ red ...