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 ...
The colour of Mars has been hotly debated over the years, as has whether there has ever been life on the planet ...
A new study has found evidence that Mars's red color may not be caused by the mechanism scientists once thought. The ...
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 ...
Between 2021 and 2022, the Chinese rover Zhurong explored Utopia Planitia, a sprawling plain within a large impact crater on ...