Humans have been training telescopes on Mars for hundreds of years and gazing up at it for thousands. Despite the fact that ...

By combining observations from space and experiments on Earth, scientists rethink the red planet's history and why it's red.

Mars – dusty, dry, and desert-clad – was once so rich in water it had not just lakes, but oceans, according to a new study.

China's Zhurong rover has found evidence of an ancient shoreline buried deep beneath the planet. That could point to an ocean ...

Today, we know of Mars as a cold, dry desert, with patches of subterranean ice and ice caps at its poles. Billions of years ...

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

Mars, the next frontier in space exploration, still poses many questions for scientists. The planet was once more hospitable, ...

The Red Planet, as it’s often called, has a distinct hue, and a new theory about this coloration could have implications for ...

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

Results from a new study show that the water-rich iron mineral ferrihydrite may be the main pigment behind Mars’ reddish dust ...

For decades, scientists believed that Mars’ red color came from hematite, a type of iron oxide that forms under dry ...

Researchers are looking underfoot to uncover the mysterious past of Mars: Martian regoliths in the soil. Their water storage capabilities may help us understand the change in water on Mars over time.