The Mastcam-Z camera on NASA’s Perseverance rover captured the Martian moon Phobos as it eclipsed the sun. Credit: ...

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

Geochemical evidence from laboratory experiments for a potential solid inner core at the center of Mars is reported in Nature ...

A study suggests Mars takes its red hue from a type of mineral that forms in cool water, which could reveal insights about ...

A new study reveals that Mars had sun-scorched beaches with waves breaking on ancient ocean shores. Data from China's Zhurong ...

Data obtained by the Chinese Zhurong Martian rover has revealed what look like sandy beaches on Mars's northern plains.

Mars, popularly known as the "red planet," has fascinated scientists for decades with its unique rusty color. The cause of ...

The Red Planet’s iconic rusty dust has a much wetter history than previously assumed, find scientists combining European ...

The Martian is a story about struggle for survival, but Ridley Scott and Matt Damon actively avoided this common trope found ...

For decades, scientists have debated the mystery ofMars’ lost water. Now, a new discovery has provided some of the strongest ...

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

The Red Planet, as it’s often called, has a distinct hue, and a new theory about this coloration could have implications for ...