The fundamental question of why Mars is red has been considered for hundreds if not for thousands of years,” Adam Valantinas, ...

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.

Red Planet Day is observed annually on November 28 to celebrate the exploration and study of Mars, our neighbouring planet often referred to as the "Red Planet" due to its reddish appearance ...

A new study conducted using existing data on Mars points to ferrihydrite, a substance that forms in the presence of water, ...

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 ...

Red Planet is yet another science-fiction film involving butch men in outer space led by a lone attractive woman in a tight vest. But as the woman is the talented Carrie-Anne Moss (of Matrix fame ...

Mars’s signature red hue may not be due to hematite, as previously believed, but rather to ferrihydrite — an iron oxide that requires water to form. Using a combination of spacecraft data and ...

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 ...