Mars is known as the Red Planet, but scientists are still learning about what gives the planet its distinctive color. New research shows why the planet's surface has its rusty hue, and the findings ...

Scientists are confident Mars was once abundant with water, as seen in massive flood-carved channels, ancient river valleys, ...

Seismic readings of the interior of Mars strongly suggest large quantities of water buried 6 to 12 miles underground.

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

The spacecraft captured the Red Planet and its enigmatic moons, Deimos and Phobos, marking its first deep-space imaging ...

Findings suggested that the Red Planet got its color from ferrihydrite ... during a time when water was still present on the surface. Because ferrihydrite forms rapidly in cool water, its presence ...

A British-built Mars rover stuck on Earth since the start of the war in Ukraine may soon be on its way after the UK Space Agency agreed to pay for its ride down to the Red Planet.

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 ...

CINCINNATI (WKRC) - A new study discovered that the dust that covers the surface of the red planet could prove extremely toxic and dangerous to future astronauts. The new study, published in ...

Using state-of-the-art equipment, as well as firsthand analyses of Martian dust from the red planet’s surface, the researchers found that “ferrihydrite remains stable under present-day Martian ...

For an hour, HERA flew as close as 5,600 kilometers from the Martian surface, at a speed of 33,480 kilometers an hour. It used the opportunity to test some of its scientific instruments, snapping ...