Martian dust is mostly rust. Mars’s famed color has captivated humankind for centuries, earning its nickname of the ‘Red ...

Mars is easily identifiable in the night sky by its prominent red hue. Thanks to the fleet of spacecraft that have studied ...

New research shows that the red dust on Mars contains ferrihydrite, a water-rich iron oxide. It's evidence that the planet ...

Thanks to new research techniques published today, scientists say that "our understanding of why Mars is red has been ...

Electromagnetic Systems has successfully tested nuclear fuel that could power future rapid space missions, including trips to ...

NASA's Perseverance rover has spotted an oddball rock in an ancient river channel on Mars. Deputy project scientist Katie ...

Its ruddy complexion is the defining characteristic of Mars, the idiosyncrasy that marks it out from all the other planets of ...

Mars’s signature red hue may not be due to hematite, as previously believed, but rather to ferrihydrite — an iron oxide that ...

Data from Zhurong provide an unprecedented look into rocks buried near a proposed shoreline billions of years old. The ...

New research using data from China's Zhurong rover suggests evidence of an ancient Martian ocean, challenging existing ...

Data from China's Zhurong rover on Mars suggests an ancient ocean and strengthens evidence that the planet was once warm, wet ...

NASA has unveiled an ambitious plan to reach Mars before SpaceX, leveraging the Artemis program and a strategic Moon-to-Mars ...