Mars, the name itself creates a lot of curiosity among humans who have been captivated by the reddish hue that places the planet apart from its shimmering siblings. Scientists have been trying to explore the Martian soil ever since the 1960s and we have been quite keen to know if it has ever hosted alien life.
With all the space organisations working day in and day out, we often come across different news reports or studies about the Red Planet. The latest one was in August 2024, when a study revealed that scientists have discovered a reservoir of liquid water on Mars – deep in the rocky outer crust of the planet.
However, it was not the first time as more than a hundred years ago, astronomer Percival Lowell had made the case for the existence of canals on Mars designed to redistribute water from the Martian ice caps to …