A new study claims that a mineral found in Mars' dust called ferrihydrite, which forms in the presence of cool water, is ...

Scientists Make a Big Breakthrough on How Mars Got Its Red Color, Findings Indicate It Had Life-Forming Elements Mars's red ...

We've always known Mars as the Red Planet - but it turns out, we may have had the reason why wrong. If so, it could revise ...

For centuries, the Red Planet’s signature hue has fascinated scientists, but the real reason behind its color may be ...

A space probe named Hera captured images of Mars' small Deimos moon while on a mission to examine an asteroid.

Mars is known as the Red Planet, but scientists are still learning about what gives the planet its distinctive color. New research shows why the planet's surface has its rusty hue, and the ...

Europe’s first Mars rover will use nuclear-powered heaters. ] This new analysis combining spacecraft observations with some newly developed laboratory techniques shows that Mars’ red color is ...

The new explanation for the reddish color – the rusty-colored ... "We are not the first to consider ferrihydrite as the reason for why Mars is red, but it has never been proven as we have ...

The first thing most people think of when they consider Mars is its deep red color. The Romans associated the planet with their god of war because it reminded them of blood while the ...

This image of Mars' Valles Marineris hemisphere, captured on July 9, 2013, is a composite created from 102 images taken by ...

Mars' distinctive red color comes from the mineral ferrihydrite ... as well. We’re not the first to consider ferrihydrite as the reason for why Mars is red, but we can now better test this ...