A massive water reservoir over 10km below the planet's surface has been found on Mars, using data from NASA's Lander program.

Scientists find underground liquid water reservoir on Mars

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'Finding a field of stones made of pure sulfur is like finding an oasis in the desert. It shouldn’t be there, so now we have to explain it.'

NASA's Curiosity rover accidentally finds 'oasis' of pure sulfur crystals

The crew members of the first CHAPEA mission, Kelly Haston, third right, Ross Brockwell, center, Nathan Jones, left, and Anca Selariu, not in photo, emerge from their craft, Saturday, July 6, 2024, at Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas.

Kelly Haston, Anca Selariu, Ross Brockwell and Nathan Jones left the 3D-printed habitat at Houston's Johnson Space Centre on Saturday.

Crew of NASA's simulated Mars habitat experiment emerge after a year

This simulated perspective oblique view shows Olympus Mons, the tallest volcano not only on Mars but in the entire Solar System. The volcano measures some 600 km across.



The “astonishing” discovery confirms that ice is not only confined to the red planet’s poles, but suggests there is more water ice on the planet than thought. 

Frost found on volcanoes near Mars equator for first time 

Customers have voiced concerns that the takeover by Mars could lead to a change in their favourite chocolates.

Fan backlash as chocolate-maker snapped up in £534m deal

Bletchley start-up hoping to explore the final frontier

The Bletchley-based start up plans to build a rocket, powered by nuclear fusion, capable of reaching speeds of up to 500,000mph.

Start-up firm hopes to boldly go to Mars using Star Trek-style tech

Nasa will monitor how the volunteers cope with isolation and the psychological impact of being trapped in a 158-square-metre area for a year.

Four people locked into fake Mars habitat for year-long experiment

Photo of Mars, as seen by the Hubble Space Telescope. A close encounter of the Martian kind was due to occur Wednesday June 13 2001, and could trigger a flood of UFO reports. Mars was heading towards its closest approach to Earth in more than a dozen years.

The study provides the first independent line of evidence using data other than radar, that there is liquid water beneath Mars' south polar ice cap.

Scientists find further evidence of liquid water on Mars

Artists and architects have spent years working on the Martian House - which capable of surviving life on the red planet

The unique home that's been created in Bristol to showcase 'life on Mars'

The ExoMars Rover is being tested at the European Space Agency's special Mars simulator

The Rosalind Franklin rover has been put through its paces at the simulator in Italy. 

Stevenage-built ExoMars Rover escapes sand trap in Mars mission simulator

Two Open University academics have been awarded combined funding of over £200,000 to investigate whether primitive life-forms ever existed

UK Space Agency awards funding for OU research into life on Mars

Successful candidates will take up residence at Mars Dune Alpha in Houston in an experiment paving the way for a future real-life trip to Mars.

Want to live on Mars? Applications open to 'experience year on Red Planet'

Luke Jerram has revealed his new sculpture recreating the planet Mars.

Bristol artist Luke Jerram reveals new planet Mars sculpture

The rover will stay in the lander for a few days before rolling down a ramp to explore the red planet alongside an American vehicle that arrived in February.

'China has left a footprint on Mars for the first time'

NASA has made history with the first flight on another planet in what has been billed a 'Wright brothers moment.'

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