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A NASA rover scouting for signs of past water on Mars has found the strongest evidence yet -- a vein of gypsum, a mineral deposited by water, protruding from an ancient rock.

New evidence supports the theory that comets delivered a significant portion of Earth' s oceans, which scientists believe formed about 8 million years after the planet itself.

Scientists analyzing bits of hardened lava from long-ago lunar eruptions found about as much water as in similar magmas on Earth.

European scientists say they've figured out the recipe for water in space: Just add starlight.

The moon's interior may harbor 100 times more water than previous estimates, according to a new study that took a fresh look at samples of moon rocks collected by Apollo astronauts nearly 40 years ago.

If NASA's exploration of Mars were summed up in a bumper sticker, it would read: "Follow the water."...

Scientists have found lots of life-essential water – frozen as ice – in an unexpected place in our solar system: an asteroid between Mars and Jupiter.

A radar experiment aboard India's Chandrayaan-1 lunar spacecraft detects large deposits of water ice near the Moon's north pole.

The mystery of where the moon's water came from may soon be solved.

A new chapter in space exploration has been opened up after Nasa confirmed that their mission to bomb the Moon had found significant quantities of frozen water.