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

Even if you can't see the seven-planet parade where you are, Jupiter, Mars, Mercury, Venus and Saturn will be visible through ...

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 ...

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

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

NASA's Curiosity rover has found evidence of water on ancient Mars with "rippled textures" and "landslide debris" in the ...

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

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 ...

The Red Planet once had "habitable environments, capable of harboring conditions friendly" toward life, researchers believe.

Ground-penetrating radar data obtained by China's Zhurong rover has revealed buried beneath the Martian surface evidence of ...