Like Earth, Mars spins at a tilt of about 25 degrees ... contains a higher concentration of dust than the south polar cap, making the ice less robust. "They're not symmetric seasons," Hansen ...

During Martian winter, a layer of carbon-dioxide ice settles out on top of the polar caps of water ice. While it is just a thin layer on the north polar cap, the south polar cap has much more ...

Ever since the discovery of methane on Mars, scientists have wondered if the Red Planet might harbor life. Now, researchers ...

Liquid water is a cornerstone of habitability, but Mars’ frigid temperatures and thin atmosphere make its presence seem ...

Liquid water seems to be a necessity for life. And from the 19th century to the early days of the exploration of space, ...

researchers used data from the Marsis radar to report signs of a 20km-wide subsurface lake located 1.5km under Mars' south polar layered deposits, a thick polar cap formed by layers of ice and dust.

It's spring on Mars, and the sudden changes in temperature are bringing on extreme versions of the geological activity we see ...

Researchers have found evidence of an existing body of liquid water on Mars. What they believe to be a lake sits under the planet's south polar ice cap, and is about 20km (12 miles) across.

New research suggests that our best hopes for finding existing life on Mars isn’t on the surface, but buried deep within the ...