We've always known Mars as the Red Planet - but it turns out, we may have had the reason why wrong. If so, it could revise ...

A new study claims that a mineral found in Mars' dust called ferrihydrite, which forms in the presence of cool water, is ...

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

Mars is known as the Red Planet, but scientists are still learning about what gives the planet its distinctive color. New ...

The results of Hera's fly-by could ultimately tell us whether Deimos is a captured asteroid or made from debris from a giant ...

A space probe named Hera captured images of Mars' small Deimos moon while on a mission to examine an asteroid.

The water-rich iron mineral ferrihydrite may be the main culprit behind Mars's reddish dust, rather than the dry, rust-like ...

The redness of Mars has made the planet one of the most recognizable in the solar system with its hue serving as a topic of ...

A new study in the journal Nature Communications reveals that Mars is red for very much the same reason it may have once been home to life — namely, that it was a wet planet. This is in line with ...

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

Ferrihydrite, a water-rich iron mineral, plays an important role in giving the red planet its signature hue, according to the ...