NASA's Curiosity rover has discovered evidence of an oasis on Mars more than 3 billion years ago, leaving scientists to wonder whether the Red Planet was capable of supporting life. The research, published in Nature Geoscience, looks at data Curiosity has collected from the Gale Crater, the 150-mile-wide basin the rover is exploring. "We went to Gale Crater because it preserves this unique record of a changing Mars," said the study's lead author, William Rapin, in the statement. Water may be the lifeblood of our planet, but it's unclear whether Mars ever supported (or still supports) life. In November, NASA announced that it has selected the location where its Mars 2020 rover will land on the Red Planet.

Source: Fox News October 08, 2019 13:30 UTC