"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 sandy ...

"We found evidence for wind, waves, no shortage of sand—a proper, vacation-style beach," said geologist Benjamin Cardenas.

The idea of an ancient Martian ocean has fascinated scientists for decades. Now, groundbreaking research based on radar scans from China’s Zhurong rover has uncovered the most compelling evidence yet.

This is where a Mars rover comes in handy. The Zhurong Mars rover is named after the mythological fire deity Zhurong and is part of China’s Mars Mission. It landed on Mars in 2021 and explored ...

Airbus has won a contract to build the lander for Europe's first Mars rover. The UK firm has replaced Russia's space agency ...

China’s space program has made impressive advances in recent years, with significant milestones including the launch of the ...

This is where a Mars rover comes in handy. The Zhurong Mars rover is named after the fire god Zhurong, a character in Chinese myths. The rover is part of China’s Mars Mission. It landed on Mars ...

China's Zhurong rover has uncovered evidence of an ancient ocean on Mars, with ground-penetrating radar detecting a buried shoreline beneath the Utopia Basin. The rover’s scans revealed sloping ...

NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover has detected the largest organic (carbon-containing) molecules ever found on the red planet. The ...

The Curiosity rover detected the largest organic molecules to date on Mars, which may be fragments of fatty acids, or some of the chemical building blocks of life.

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 ...