Martian dust is mostly rust. Mars’s famed color has captivated humankind for centuries, earning its nickname of the ‘Red ...
Scientists once believed our planetary next-door neighbor got its rusty hue from hematite, a common iron ore known for its ...
Mars is easily identifiable in the night sky by its prominent red hue. Thanks to the fleet of spacecraft that have studied ...
The colour of Mars has been hotly debated over the years, as has whether there has ever been life on the planet ...
Mars once featured sun-soaked, sandy beaches with gentle, lapping waves from an ancient ocean, a new study suggests. Why it ...
Today, we know of Mars as a cold, dry desert, with patches of subterranean ice and ice caps at its poles. Billions of years ...
Mars may once have held enough water to fill oceans and form coastlines. The planet’s red dust contains water and likely formed in cold conditions.