First firm evidence for liquid water on Mars

Artistic impression of the Mars Express spacecraft probing the southern hemisphere of Mars

Source: © ESA, INAF. Graphic rendering by Davide Coero Borga – Media INAF

Not quite life on Mars, but there are lakes beneath the red planet’s glaciers

Liquid water is hiding beneath Mars’ south pole glaciers, researchers reviewing radar data have confirmed. After decades of speculating – and finding signs of a watery history – this is the first compelling evidence for lakes on the red planet.