From its perch in the foothills of the 3.4-mile-high mountain, you can see over an expanse of plains, called Aeolis Palus, ...

"Shorelines are great locations to look for evidence of past life." Today, Mars is a chilly desert of rock and dust — but 4 billion years ago, the planet had rivers, lakes and even oceans with sandy ...

NASA’s Curiosity rover, currently exploring the rugged, red terrain of Mars, has sent back a striking image of the planet’s rocky landscape, igniting excitement and curiosity among space enthusiasts ...

The ripples suggest that the lake was free of ice at one point.

With new data coming in from Mars, scientists have a new theory about why the planet is red. What does this mean for whether ...

A new study claims that a mineral found in Mars' dust called ferrihydrite, which forms in the presence of cool water, is likely what gives the planet its reddish hue.

A recent study has revealed that the red color of Mars is due to ferrihydrite, an iron oxide mineral. This finding suggests that Mars once had liquid ...

After over 11 years of exploring the harsh Martian landscape, NASA’s Curiosity Rover is showing visible signs of wear and ...

Rocks loafing about on the surface of Mars have been harboring secrets about the red planet's mysterious past.

A recent study has revealed that the red color of Mars is due to ferrihydrite, an iron oxide mineral. This finding suggests that Mars once had liquid water. NASA’s Perseverance rover ...

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 ...