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Lab Experiments Reveal Planets Can Make Water From Hydrogen–Magma Reactions

The Nature study provides the first experimental proof that hydrogen-rich rocky worlds can generate their own water during formation.

Explosive Early Mars Eruptions May Have Left Ice at the Equator

ESA Releases 3D Flyover of Mars’ Xanthe Terra From Mars Express

Ferric Hydroxysulfate Identified on Mars, Hinting at Amazonian Geothermal and Volcanic Activity

Mars Rover’s ‘Helmet’ Rock, Horneflya, Is Almost Entirely Made of Spherules

Curiosity Rover Reveals Coral-Like Rock Paposo as Ancient Mineral Vein

Chandra Observations Reveal Rapid Atmospheric Loss on Exoplanet TOI 1227b

Gas Giant HIP 67522 b Triggers Intense Stellar Flares, Accelerating Its Atmospheric Loss

Mars Orbiter Executes 120-Degree Rolls to Reveal Deeper Subsurface Layers

NASA’s Perseverance Rover Marks 1,500 Sols with Dust Devil-Photobombed Selfie