China’s Mars rover makes stunning discovery in search for evidence of ancient water

Chinese researchers, in collaboration with international colleagues, have identified underground reflectors that indicate the presence of an ancient coastline on Mars. These findings represent the most convincing evidence to date of the existence of an ocean on the red planet, according to Xinhua News Agency, partner of the TV BRICS network. Previously, the hypothesis of a Martian ocean was the subject of debate due to the irregular distribution…

Scientists Just Found a New Way to Search for Life on Mars

Scientists may finally have a way to detect ancient life on Mars by studying microbial fossils preserved in sulfate minerals. Gypsum deposits on Mars may be hiding evidence of past microbial life — similar to the first organisms that appeared on Earth four billion years ago. But proving this theory requires the right tools. Scientists [...]

Billions of Years Ago, Mars Featured Beaches Fit for a Vacation, Astronomers Say

Researchers identified underground sedimentary layers on Mars similar to coastal formations on Earth.

China's Mars rover finds evidence of an ancient beach

It could be remnants of a shoreline.

China’s Mars rover makes stunning discovery in search for evidence of ancient water

By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — Mars may have once hosted an ocean with waves that lapped against sandy beaches 3.6 billion years ago, according to new research. China’s Zhurong rover and its ground-penetrating radar detected the ancient shorelines when it operated from May 2021 to May 2022. The rover landed in Utopia Planitia, a plain within the largest known impact basin on Mars, near a series of ridges in the planet’s northern hemisphere. S…

‘Vacation-style’ beaches may have existed on ancient Mars

(CNN) — Mars may have once hosted an ocean with waves that lapped against sandy beaches 3.6 billion years ago, according to new research. China’s Zhurong rover and its ground-penetrating radar detected the ancient shorelines when it operated from May…