The fundamental question of why Mars is red has been considered for hundreds if not for thousands of years,” Adam Valantinas, ...

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

putting a real hitch in the holidays and a real damper on the initiatory energy of the new year. Mars is considered a personal planet, meaning it’s relatively close to Earth — so its transits ...

When a mudflat crumbles on Earth, or an ice sheet splinters on one of Jupiter's moons (Europa), or an ancient lakebed breaks ...

Mars Ingenuity helicopter's 59th flight was captured by the Perseverance rover's Left Mastcam-Z camera. Credit: Credit: Space ...

Mars just dropped a surprise golden nugget —literally. Curiosity accidentally cracked open an ordinary-looking rock, only to ...

Mars is easily identifiable in the night sky by its prominent red hue. Scientists know that the planet's colouring is due to rusted iron minerals that have been studied by a fleet of spacecraft ...

"Mars is still the Red Planet. It’s just that our understanding ... allowing for a direct comparison with real Martian data. "This study is the result of the complementary datasets from the ...

We often forget how wonderful it is that life exists, and what a special and unique phenomenon it is. As far as we know, ours ...

Mars’s signature red hue may not be due to hematite, as previously believed, but rather to ferrihydrite — an iron oxide that requires water to form. Using a combination of spacecraft data and ...

Mercury, Venus, Jupiter and Mars will reportedly be easily visible ... Here's what you need to know about planet parades and ...