"Mars is still the Red Planet. It’s just that our understanding of why Mars is red has been transformed." Mars is widely known for its iconic rusty red color — many people even refer to it as ...

A new study suggests the iron oxide responsible for the red planet’s distinctive hue is ferrihydrite, pointing to the bygone presence of water, an important ingredient for life Margherita Bassi ...

Nicknamed the 'Red Planet' for its iconic rusty hue, the question is what exactly gives the planet its colour? Scientists have learned from space orbiters and landers that the rust-coloured dust ...

The full disc of Mars is seen with the polar ice caps slightly off centre to the top left and bottom right. Clouds wrap around the planet’s curved horizons. Dark surface markings are clearly seen ...

The SpaceX and Tesla billionaire - who has become orange manbaby, Donald Trump’s best pal - has vowed to send a robot into ...

SpaceX’s Starship is scheduled to go to Mars late next year with Tesla’s humanoid robot Optimus. Elon Musk suggested that human missions could commence by 2029 or 2031 if initial landings are ...

So, how likely is it that humans will be able to plant any flag, much less the American one, on the Red Planet by the end ... NASA has already landed robots on Mars, but only 12 out of 19 landings ...

One of the biggest reasons is the planet’s reddish hue, earning the third rock from the sun one its most popular nicknames — the “Red Planet.” But what exactly gives the planet its iconic ...

"Mars is still the red planet. It's just that our understanding of why Mars is red has been transformed. The major implication is that because ferrihydrite could only have formed when water was ...

The planet Mars is famous for its rusty red colour. But how did our closest planet neighbour turn this shade? For years scientists thought they had the answer, but new research suggests it could ...

With its iconic rusty hue, Mars has long been called the red planet. Now, scientists may have discovered the potential source of that distinctive coloring, overturning a popular theory in the process.