Rainstorms billions of years ago may have created habitable hotspots on Mars
A new global model suggests ancient Mars did not receive prebiotic formaldehyde evenly. Rainfall and atmospheric water vapor…
Hidden Clues in Spirit Rover Data Suggest Mars Once Had Far More Water than Scientists Realized
A new look at more than two decades’ worth of archival data from NASA’s Spirit mission suggests that…
Clay minerals suggest a warm, wet past for Mars – Sciworthy
Most people think of Mars as a big red dustball, but researchers recently found Martian mineral deposits suggesting…
Newly-Identified Geological Feature Points to Vast, Long-Dried Up Ocean in Northern Plains of Mars
A continent-like shelf beneath the Martian surface hints that a vast ocean once covered up to a third…