But there is good news coming from the small Mars rover Curiosity. A new study using imagery from the rover shows evidence that the red planet once may have been pretty hospitable, even habitable.

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 Planitia region of Mars in 2021. Unlike other rovers traversing the planet, Zhurong arrived with ...

"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 ...

(CNN) — Mars may have once hosted an ocean with waves that lapped against sandy beaches 3.6 billion years ago, according to new research. China’s Zhurong rover and its ground-penetrating radar ...

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 ...

Today, we know of Mars as a cold, dry desert ... In November 2022, NASA's Curiosity rover imaged the Amapari Marker Band in the foothills of Mount Sharp, located in Gale Crater.

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 ...