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Planetary scientists concluded that dark streaks spotted on the surface of Mars didn't have anything to do with flowing water.

Scientists Thought They Had Spotted Flowing Water on Mars. It Turned Out to Be Something Else Entirely.

By Victor Tangermann

China's Zhurong Mars rover has made a fascinating discovery: "vacation-style" beaches on the shore of an ancient ocean.

Rover Discovers Evidence of Giant Ocean on Mars

By Victor Tangermann

Using seismic data, scientists say they've made the first ever detection of liquid water on Mars, trapped miles beneath the planet's surface.

Scientists Discover Massive Reservoir of Water Hiding on Mars

By Frank Landymore

By using NASA data and US Geological Survey software, scientists say they've found "definitive" evidence of a 3.5 billion year old ocean coastline.

Scientists Discover Traces of Ancient Ocean Coastline on Mars

By Frank Landymore

Researchers keep finding evidence that water once existed on Mars — and this time, their findings suggest it flowed in Biblical proportions.

Chinese Rover Finds Evidence of Ancient Floods on Mars

By Noor Al-Sibai

China's Mars orbiter and rover have together captured potential evidence of an ancient ocean on the planet's surface as we learn more about Martian water.

Chinese Rover Discovers Evidence of Ancient Ocean on Mars

By Noor Al-Sibai

With the help of the European Space Agency's ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter, scientists discovered a huge deposit of water at the bottom of a Martian canyon.

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Scientists Spot Hidden Water in Mars’ Grand Canyon

By Victor Tangermann

According to a new paper published by researchers at Caltech, Mars may still hold anywhere between 30 and 99 percent of its ancient water within its crust.

Science & Energy

Mars’ Oceans May Have Drained Into Its Interior

By Victor Tangermann

ESA researchers have found evidence that Mars was once home to a planet-wide groundwater system — providing a new clue in the hunt for Martian life.

First Evidence of “Planet-Wide Groundwater System” on Mars Found

By Kristin Houser

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Researchers Identify Eight Sites With Exposed Water Ice on Mars

Water May Be Trapped in Sponge-Like Martian Rocks

Water May Be Trapped in Sponge-Like Martian Rocks

By Chelsea Gohd

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We Just Found New Evidence of Water on Mars

Martian Ice Deposit Holds as Much Water as The Largest Great Lake

Martian Ice Deposit Holds as Much Water as The Largest Great Lake

By Jelor Gallego

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Mars’ Wet Era Was Longer and Wetter Than We Thought (by About a Billion Years)