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

A study suggests Mars takes its red hue from a type of mineral that forms in cool water, which could reveal insights about ...

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

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

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

Scientists have used orbiters and rovers to find dried streams, lakes, and gullies on Mars that hint at its watery past, but ...

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

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 ...

NASA missions over the years have found evidence that water once flowed on the Martian surface billions of years ago ...

Scientists might have been wrong about perhaps the most obvious thing about Mars: the red colour that gave it its nickname.

A new study led by Brown University researchers shows how a water-rich mineral could explain the planet’s color, hinting at a ...