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Curiosity Spots Metal-Rich Ripples That Signal a Shallow Ancient Lake on Mars

The peer-reviewed finding pinpoints a high-priority target for tests of past habitability.

NASA-Led Study Finds Nonbiological Sources Fall Short for Curiosity’s Mars Organics

Titan May Lack a Global Ocean, Cassini Reanalysis Points to a Slushy Interior With Isolated Water Pockets

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

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

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