We might be wrong about the color of Mars, scientists say - Red dust has blown around the planet for billions of years, ...

Due to the absence of liquid water on the surface, it was previously thought that its color came from dry iron oxides, but now it is believed that its past was much wetter. The Romans, responsible for ...

Mars has long been known as the Red Planet, with its fiery hue making it easily recognisable in the night sky. But what if ...

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

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

A water-rich iron mineral ferrihydrite may be the main culprit behind Mars’ reddish dust, according to a new study led by researchers from Brown University and the University of Bern. The study's ...

Results from a new study published in the journal Nature Communications and led by researchers from Brown University and the University of Bern suggest that the water-rich iron mineral ferrihydrite ...

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

Its ruddy complexion is the defining characteristic of Mars, the idiosyncrasy that marks it out from all the other planets of ...

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

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

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