Researchers just discovered evidence to suggest that Mars was once home to oceans and sandy beaches on the red planet, according to data published by the Proceedings of the National Academy of ...

Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. Mars may have once hosted an ocean with waves that lapped against sandy beaches 3.6 billion years ago, ...

Mars once featured sun-soaked, sandy beaches with gentle, lapping waves from an ancient ocean, a new study suggests. Why it matters: The research marks the "clearest evidence yet" that the Red Planet ...

More than 3 billion years ago, Mars intermittently had liquid water on its surface. After the planet lost much of its ...

Mars wasn't always the dusty red desert we know today. Billions of years ago, waves may have crashed against sandy beaches under an alien sky, while rivers carried sediments into a vast northern ocean ...

"We found evidence for wind, waves, no shortage of sand—a proper, vacation-style beach," said geologist Benjamin Cardenas.

Step aside, Santa Monica. It seems that Mars once had beaches that would give the Californian coast a run for its money.

A study using radar data from China's now-dead Zhurong rover finds strong evidence that Mars had a stable ocean in the ancient past. Credit: Victor Habbick Visions / Science Photo Library / Getty ...

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 ...

Martian dust is mostly rust. Mars’s famed color has captivated humankind for centuries, earning its nickname of the ‘Red Planet’. Romans named Mars for their god of war because its colour was ...

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