Science news articles about 'mars scientists'

NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander found signs of water ice on the red planet.

NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander has "found proof" of water ice on Mars, scientists said.

A massive collision with an object from space early in the history of Mars helped create what could be the largest impact structure in the solar system, according to three studies to be published this ...

... blankets of rocky debris persist today at much lower latitudes than any ice previously identified on Mars, says new research using ground-penetrating radar on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter.

On the hunt for liquid water on Mars, scientists are testing a gadget that could peer deep below the planet's surface, through solid rock, further down even than radar has penetrated.

To land on the Moon and on Mars, scientists need a mix of human and robotic missions to know in advance what challenges must be met. A video report from the Berlin ...

A strange breed of bacteria that has been found living alone, nearly two miles underground, is just the kind of creature suited to survive far beneath the surface of Mars, scientists say.

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Mineral evidence for a water environment capable of supporting life has been discovered on Mars, scientists said Thursday.