Seen as showing promising potential in future Mars science work, the UAV can take off at any time, traverse obstacles, and ...

Researchers are creating advanced simulations that will provide a deeper understanding of Mars's climatic history and help to ...

The story of the red planet, it turns out, may be due for a revision. At one time, experts thought that Mars was covered with ...

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

The Red Planet, as it’s often called, has a distinct hue, and a new theory about this coloration could have implications for ...

Scientists once believed our planetary next-door neighbor got its rusty hue from hematite, a common iron ore known for its ...

A new study in the journal Nature Communications reveals that Mars is red for very much the same reason it may have once been ...

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

Ferrihydrite, a water-rich iron mineral, plays an important role in giving the red planet its signature hue, according to the ...

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

A new study claims that a mineral found in Mars' dust called ferrihydrite, which forms in the presence of cool water, is likely what gives the planet its reddish hue.

The fundamental question of why Mars is red has been considered for hundreds if not for thousands of years,” Adam Valantinas, a postdoctoral fellow at Brown University, declared.