Present-day Mars is a barren and inhospitable planet, but it may have once had sandy beaches and tranquil ocean vistas. According to findings published on February 24 in the Proceedings of the ...

A new study suggests that Mars may have once featured sunlit and sandy beaches with gentle waves lapping at the shore of an ancient ocean. Data obtained by China’s Zhurong rover, using ...

Recent scientific studies suggest a shift in the perception of Mars, commonly considered a barren and waterless planet. The ...

Mars – dusty, dry, and desert-clad – was once so rich in water it had not just lakes, but oceans, according to a new study. Observations using ground-penetrating radar have revealed underground ...

Mars may have once been a paradise with Earth-like oceans and balmy beaches that would have been ideal for harboring living organisms, according to a new study. An international team of researchers ...

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 ...

The Zhurong rover has found evidence of pleasant sandy beaches that once surrounded Mars’ long-lost northern ocean, adding to a picture of a very Earthlike planet at one point in time. Although the ...

Step aside, Santa Monica. It seems that Mars once had beaches that would give the Californian coast a run for its money. An international team of researchers has revealed evidence of bygone ...

A hypothetical picture of Mars 3.6 billion years ago, when an ocean may have covered nearly half the planet. The blue areas show the depth of the ocean filled to the shoreline level of the ancient, ...