Because the ice is thin and temporary, it would leave little evidence behind, which could explain why rovers have not found ...
Hints of buried water on Mars have swung between tantalizing and controversial, but one idea keeps resurfacing: lakes could persist if they sit beneath a protective lid of ice. Instead of needing a ...
Thin, seasonal ice may have protected ancient lakes on Mars, allowing liquid water to last for decades despite cold ...
A study by scientists at Penn State and NASA shows that intact biomolecules from dormant microbes break down much more slowly ...
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Frozen in time, ancient microbes or their remains could be found in Martian ice deposits during future missions to the Red Planet. By recreating Mars-like conditions in the lab, ...