Evidence is mounting that a secret lies beneath the dusty red plains of Mars, one that could redefine our view of the red ...

Billions of years ago, Mars was once relatively warm and wet, with rain or snow falling from the sky and rushing rivers that ...

These findings offer a direct window into the Noachian period, a time over 3.9 billion years ago when Mars experienced intense meteor bombardment and possibly flowing water. The rim of Jezero ...

Most scientists today agree that at least some water existed on the surface of Mars during the Noachian epoch, roughly 4.1 to 3.7 billion years ago. But where that water came from has long been a ...

Evidence is mounting that a secret lies beneath the dusty red plains of Mars, one that could redefine our view of the Red Planet: a vast reservoir of ...

Collected from Blue Hill, this 2.9cm rock core is the first Noachian-aged outcrop sample. NASA describes it as a “one-of-a-kind treasure” for studying Mars’ ancient geological history.

Most scientists today agree that at least some water existed on the surface of Mars during the Noachian epoch, roughly 4.1 to 3.7 billion years ago. But where that water came from has long been a ...

Mars wasn’t always the barren desert we see today. Billions of years ago, during the Noachian and Hesperian periods (4.1 billion to 3 billion years ago), rivers carved valleys and lakes shimmered.