A new study suggests the iron oxide responsible for the red planet's distinctive hue is ferrihydrite, pointing to the bygone ...

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

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

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

Earth may now be home to the most glorious beaches in the solar system , but 3 billion years ago, it may have been Mars that ...

Geochemical evidence from laboratory experiments for a potential solid inner core at the center of Mars is reported in Nature ...

"Shorelines are great locations to look for evidence of past life." Today, Mars is a chilly desert of rock and dust — but 4 ...

Mars, the next frontier in space exploration, still poses many questions for scientists. The planet was once more hospitable, ...

In his 1957 collection of short stories, The Seedling Stars, US writer James Blish explored the topic of modifying humans to ...

Results from a new study show that the water-rich iron mineral ferrihydrite may be the main pigment behind Mars’ reddish dust ...

Mars is widely known for its iconic rusty red color — many people even refer to it as just the "Red Planet" — but new ...

Bruno Mars’ “Just the Way You Are” returns to the U.K. charts, debuting at No. 100 on the Official Streaming chart while his ...