A new study claims that a mineral found in Mars' dust called ferrihydrite, which forms in the presence of cool water, is likely what gives the planet its reddish hue.

Scientists Make a Big Breakthrough on How Mars Got Its Red Color, Findings Indicate It Had Life-Forming Elements Mars's red color has always fascinated aficionados. The planet was named after a Roman ...

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

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

For example, it’s a dusty red color. But, new research from the European Space Agency is challenging humanity’s understanding of why Mars is called the Red Planet. “Mars is still the Red Planet.

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 ...

The color red and the planet Mars go together like Earth and its oceans or Saturn and its rings. However, our understanding of how the Red Planet got its signature hue might be wrong. A new ...

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 ...

The first thing most people think of when they consider Mars is its deep red color. The Romans associated the planet with their god of war because it reminded them of blood while the ...

A space probe flying past Mars captured images of the red planet's small, mysterious moon. While on a flyby of Mars, Hera was able to use three of its imaging instruments to capture images of ...

Scientists might have been wrong about perhaps the most obvious thing about Mars: the red colour that gave it its nickname. Earthlings have known about the existence of Mars, the fourth planet from ...