A study released Monday using data from NASA's Mars InSight lander shows evidence of liquid water far below the surface of the fourth planet, advancing the search for life there and showing what might have happened to Mars' ancient oceans.

NASA finds oceans of water on Mars, deep in Martian crust

A massive reservoir of liquid water, equal to an ocean, has been found hiding under Mars, a recent study claims. The water deposit found fractured within igneous rocks, is so huge that it is enough to fill an ocean that can cover the entire Earth’s planetary neighbour, concluded scientists who observed the recent seismic data of Mars.

Big! Underground water reservoir, the size of an ocean found on Mars, but there's a problem...

Humans have been making plans to make Mars their home someday and billionaire Elon Musk has already expressed his wish to colonise Mars by 2050. Taking ahead this idea, a team of scientists have now proposed an 'innovative' way to increase the temperature of the Red Planet by more than 18 degrees Fahrenheit in just a few months, which they think will be enough to sustain human life.

Humans are now planning to increase the temperature of Mars. Will it become habitable?

The images of a 'salty purple mermaid' spotted on the surface of Mars were caught by the European Space Agency (ESA) and later released. The purple wave was seen shining among the red, brown, and grey waves on the surface of Mars which was captured by the ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO) of ESA during a flyby in 2022.

ESA spots salty, purple wave lures, like a 'mermaid', on Mars

Mars and Jupiter are warming up in the night sky for their closest encounter of the decade on Wednesday (Aug 14). While the planets would be more than 350 million miles away from each other in their orbits, from our perspective, they would seem extremely close with just a small gap between them.

Mars and Jupiter to get closest in this spectacular astronomical event of decade

The skies will witness a rare celestial event on August 14 when Mars and Jupiter will align with each other in conjunction. In the breathtaking event, the two planets will be only a third of a degree apart, which is less than the width of a full Moon, according to NASA.

Jupiter is set to align with Mars in rare conjunction. Here's how you can watch it

NASA's Perseverance rover has discovered a rock on Mars that may have once hosted microbial life. Watch in for more details!

NASA Perseverance rover discovery hints at microbial life on Mars | WION Originals

NASA's Perseverance Mars rover has made what could be its most astonishing discovery to date: possible signs of ancient life on the Red Planet. The six-wheeled robotic explorer came across an intriguing, arrow-shaped rock dubbed "Cheyava Falls" that may harbour fossilised microbes from billions of years ago when Mars was a watery world.

NASA's rover uncovers startling finds on Mars

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) said that its Perseverance rover found a rock that has some indications it may have hosted microbial life billions of years ago.

Vein-filled rock on Mars could reveal signs of ancient life on Red Planet

Scientists have been hunting for any trace of life on planet Mars for decades and now a new study has spilled out the details of the past climatic conditions on the Red Planet which has dampened down their hopes of encountering an alien life.

Mars was once an iceball. Here's what past climatic history of the Red Planet hints at about existence of life

The idea of life existing elsewhere in the solar system has always captured the imagination of mankind. Many years, Mars has been considered the ideal candidate by scientists to set up a future space colony.

Manned mission to Mars around corner? | Red planet reveals traces of life during its early years

NASA's manned mission to Mars around the corner?

For nearly 12 years, NASA's Curiosity rover has been actively collecting samples from the surface of Mars and continuously making groundbreaking discoveries. The recent findings related to the properties of the organic material present on the red planet have challenged the existing knowledge of scientists on both Mars and Earth.

Organic material found on Mars by Curiosity rover may reveal clues to life on Earth

September 11, 2001, was one of the darkest days in the history of the United States of America when unprecedented terrorist attacks shocked the nation, killing nearly 3,000 people.

A war on Mars, end of world and contact with 'aliens': Will Baba Vanga's predictions come true? 

The hunt for life on Mars has continued for decades as scientists try to find even the slightest hint of the presence of living creatures. NASA’s Curiosity rover, which has been moving on the surface of Mars, has now spent nearly 12 years solving the mystery of life on the Red Planet.

NASA finds organic matter in Mars crater. What does this mean about life on Red Planet?

Scientists have identified a species of desert moss called 'Syntrichia caninervis' that could be a game-changer for future space exploration and colonisation efforts.

Desert moss found with potential to thrive on Mars

NASA has awarded $2 million in funding to a project that aims to grow habitats on the Moon and Mars using fungi. The "Mycotecture Off-Planet" project, led by researchers at NASA's Ames Research Center, is exploring the use of fungal mycelia to construct livable structures for future space explorers.

NASA backs plan to make homes with fungi on Moon and Mars

NASA's 2001 Mars Odyssey orbiter captured a stunning image of Olympus Mons, which is the tallest volcano in the solar system, on March 11, 2024. The image was posted Friday (Jun 28) on the social media account of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory which manages NASA's many robotic missions aimed at exploring Earth, the solar system and the universe.

Here's a stunning image of tallest volcano in solar system that is NOT on Earth

A team of scientists, headed by ETH Zurich and Imperial College London, has found a never-known global meteorite impact on Mars with the help of seismic data. According to their new findings, nearly 280 to 360 meteorites have been hitting the planet every year and creating craters greater than 8 metres (about 26 feet) across.

Asteroids thrashing Mars more than ever thought, leaving craters on Red Planet

Scientists and space enthusiasts have been searching for every possible hint of the existence of water on Mars. However, the traditional methods have not proved effective in detecting liquid water which is most likely present deep below the Martian surface.

Study suggests quakes on Mars hiding water secrets of red planet, hint at possibility of life

NASA’s Perseverance rover made an unprecedented discovery while exploring the Jezero crater on Mars, that could give scientists insights into life that plausibly existed there aeons ago.

‘Atoco Point’: NASA’s rover spots strikingly mysterious rock never seen before on Mars

The impossible was made possible by a father and daughter duo when they decoded an 'alien' signal from Mars. The task which was assigned by various governments to different experts was cracked by the civilians.

Humans decode an 'alien message' from Mars. Here's what was hidden in the signal

In a new study, the researchers have observed that astronauts can suffer from permanent kidney damage if they go on missions to Mars. A review of the health impacts of space travel on the 24 astronauts who had travelled to the moon has found that many of them suffered changes to their kidneys as a result.

A trip to Mars might cost astronauts their kidneys, study on space flights reveals

Our Sun is going through major mood swings, called solar maximum in technical words, which is the season of peak activity on solar surface. During this period, the Sun produces a lot of solar flares which eventually turn into solar storms that can cause atmospheric phenomenon like auroras or northern lights.

Auroras over Mars? NASA observes Mars flare-up during epic solar storm

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