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

By combining observations from space and experiments on Earth, scientists rethink the red planet's history and why it's red.

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

China's Zhurong rover has found evidence of an ancient shoreline buried deep beneath the planet. That could point to an ocean ...

For decades, scientists believed that Mars’ red color came from hematite, a type of iron oxide that forms under dry ...

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

Observers could see up to seven planets line up in the sky after sunset on Friday, but you may need a telescope to see them ...

Mars’s signature red hue may not be due to hematite, as previously believed, but rather to ferrihydrite — an iron oxide that ...

The colour of Mars has been hotly debated over the years, as has whether there has ever been life on the planet ...

Researchers are looking underfoot to uncover the mysterious past of Mars: Martian regoliths in the soil. Their water storage capabilities may help us understand the change in water on Mars over time.

Mars – dusty, dry, and desert-clad – was once so rich in water it had not just lakes, but oceans, according to a new study.

Mars wasn’t always a dry, desolate world—it may have had sunlit beaches and rolling ocean waves, just like Earth. A new study ...