For decades, scientists have debated whether Mars once had a large ocean. Images from orbiters have shown valleys, channels ...

New radar data from China's Zhurong Mars rover suggests that Mars may have once had a large ocean, with features resembling sandy beach deposits on Earth.

China’s Zhurong rover has uncovered tantalizing evidence that Mars was once covered by vast oceans, revealing inclined sediment layers that may mark fossilized shorelines. This historic mission has ...

Learn how bacteria survived a simulated asteroid impact and could travel between planets on asteroid debris.

A new study shows how simulated Mars dust affects tardigrades, offering insight into space farming and contamination risks.

The Pacific Ocean isn’t just the largest ocean on Earth — it’s a vast underwater graveyard and mystery zone that has swallowed centuries of our human history.

As NASA highlighted today, a wave of Arctic air recently turned the Gulf of Mexico’s deep azure waters into a shockingly ...

Hardy bacteria in a lab survived pressures comparable to an asteroid strike on the red planet, suggesting a hypothetical scenario in which our planet was seeded with life.

A regional dust storm on Mars may have played a significant role in the planet's water loss, pushing water vapor high into ...

From ice ages to asteroid strikes, an epic book shows how important it has been for humans to look outwards. Alex Wilkins surveys a climate historian's cosmic sweep ...

Scientists Find Signs That Mars May Once Have Been Covered by an Ocean ...

Tiny life forms tucked into debris from an asteroid hit could catapult to other planets—including Earth—and survive, a new ...