The thick, mineral-rich layers of clay found on Mars suggest that the Red Planet harbored potentially life-hosting ...

Mars continues to attract scientists in 2025 with its Earth-like time, mysterious moons, changing distance, and space ...

The second half of the 19th century was a particularly interesting time to imagine Mars. This was a period during which the ...

"Returning the scientifically selected samples that await us on Mars, as part of a balanced portfolio, will help to ensure ...

Mars has shone red in the night sky for as long as humans have gazed up at the cosmos, fascinating people from the ancient Romans to the present day. "The fundamental question of why Mars is red ...

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 ...

With its iconic rusty hue, Mars has long been called the red planet. Now, scientists may have discovered the potential source of that distinctive coloring, overturning a popular theory in the ...

For centuries, Mars has captivated scientists and the public alike with its striking red hue. Early astronomers speculated ...

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 ...

It’s been long thought that Mars shines red due to the rusted iron minerals within the dust that covers the planet. AP. The research combined spacecraft data from the European Space Agency (ESA ...

The image of Mars shows off the Red Planet’s renowned colour from the viewpoint of ESA’s Rosetta mission as it flew past on February 24, 2007, en route to Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko.

Mars has shone red in the night sky for as long as humans have gazed up at the cosmos, fascinating people from the ancient Romans to the present day. "The fundamental question of why Mars is red ...