NASA's Curiosity rover has sent back a striking new "postcard" from high on the slopes of the Red Planet's Mount Sharp, ...

Another view from Perseverance shows how windswept Mars' landscape truly is.

For centuries, Mars has captivated the human imagination. Its reddish appearance has earned it the nickname “The Red Planet,” but is it really as red as we’ve been led to believe? While Mars certainly ...

For centuries – maybe millennia – humans have wondered how Mars gets its red hue, but a recent study has some answers.

Comprehensive analysis indicates that the landing site of Zhurong underwent a significant resurfacing event during the middle ...

For astronaut safety and to bolster success of the human exploration to come later, NASA needs an end-to-end demonstration of ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. The color red and the planet Mars go together like Earth and its ...

A new study suggests that Mars’s red colour is better matched by iron oxides containing water, known as ferrihydrite. Everyone knows Mars is the “red planet,” but a new study is reshaping scientists’ ...

A newly identified region on Mars may hold the key to future human landings. Researchers found evidence of water ice less ...

Mars' distinctive red color comes from the mineral ferrihydrite, which only forms in the presence of cool water, a new study claims. Ferrihydrite also forms at a lower temperature than other minerals ...

Humans have long imagined life on Mars, but what if the red planet actually delivered life to Earth in the first place?

In the decades that astronomers have been studying Mars, we’ve learned that its distinct color comes from rusted iron minerals in the dust that covers the planet. At some point in the Red Planet’s 4.5 ...