A recent study of data from multiple missions shows the Red Planet may get its name from an iron mineral that formed when ...

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

Mars has fascinated people for centuries, not only because it is our closest neighbor in space but also because of its ...

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

With new data coming in from Mars, scientists have a new theory about why the planet is red. What does this mean for whether ...

A study suggests Mars takes its red hue from a type of mineral that forms in cool water, which could reveal insights about whether Mars was ever able to support life.

Humans are determined to discover more details about Mars, Earth's neighboring planet, which seems to hide many secrets. So ...

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

The story of the red planet, it turns out, may be due for a revision. At one time, experts thought that Mars was covered with fields of rocks with iron trapped inside. Somehow or other, and over a ...

Scientists have a new theory on why Mars is red, and it may mean that water was more widespread on the planet than previously ...

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