Martian dust is mostly rust. Mars’s famed color has captivated humankind for centuries, earning its nickname of the ‘Red Planet’. Romans named Mars for their god of war because its colour was ...

A study suggests Mars takes its red hue from a type of mineral that forms in cool water, which could reveal insights about whether Mars was ever able to support life.

Mars is known as the Red Planet, but scientists are still learning about what gives the planet its distinctive color. New ...

Thanks to new research techniques published today, scientists say that "our understanding of why Mars is red has been transformed." ...

For centuries, the Red Planet’s signature hue has fascinated scientists, but the real reason behind its color may be ...

When I think of Mars, my first thought is of a dusty red desert inhabited entirely by robots. I’m often asked why Mars is red ...

An arrowhead-shaped rock on Mars sporting features that may hint at ancient microbial activity on the Red Planet has left ...

A recent study of data from multiple missions shows the Red Planet may get its name from an iron mineral that formed when ...

The results of Hera's flyby could ultimately tell us whether Deimos is a captured asteroid or made from debris from a giant ...

The redness of Mars has made the planet one of the most recognizable in the solar system with its hue serving as a topic of ...

A space probe named Hera captured images of Mars' small Deimos moon while on a mission to examine an asteroid.

Robert Zubrin, the planet’s leading strategist for landing humans on Mars, predicts SpaceX’s Starship will win the race to speed astronauts to Mars, but not until 2031.