Thanks to new research techniques published today, scientists say that "our understanding of why Mars is red has been ...

Scientists might have been wrong about perhaps the most obvious thing about Mars: the red colour that gave it its nickname.

Martian dust is mostly rust. Mars’s famed color has captivated humankind for centuries, earning its nickname of the ‘Red ...

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

Mars is easily identifiable in the night sky by its prominent red hue. Thanks to the fleet of spacecraft that have studied ...

A new study led by Brown University researchers shows how a water-rich mineral could explain the planet’s color, hinting at a ...

Mars has captivated scientists and the public alike for centuries. One of the biggest reasons is the planet’s reddish hue, ...

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

New research shows that the red dust on Mars contains ferrihydrite, a water-rich iron oxide. It's evidence that the planet ...

A new study has found evidence that Mars's red color may not be caused by the mechanism scientists once thought. The ...

Scientists pool data from ESA and NASA spacecraft to come up with a ferrihydrite theory Scientists reckon the red hue of Mars ...

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