"Shorelines are great locations to look for evidence of past life." Today, Mars is a chilly desert of rock and dust — but 4 ...

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 new study claims that a mineral found in Mars' dust called ferrihydrite, which forms in the presence of cool water, is ...

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

Mars may have once been a paradise with Earth-like oceans and balmy beaches that would have been ideal for harboring living ...

Mars, the “Red Planet,” has fascinated scientists for centuries. A new study suggests that its red colour comes from ...

A new study in the journal Nature Communications reveals that Mars is red for very much the same reason it may have once been home to life — namely, that it was a wet planet. This is in line with ...

These warm, wet conditions suitable for life possibly spanned tens of millions of years on Mars, presenting ample time for shorelines to shift while fostering the development of organisms.

Scientists have discovered kaolinite mineral on Mars, providing new evidence that the planet was once warm and wet.

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

NASA’s Perseverance rover, currently exploring Mars, is using Raman spectroscopy to analyse Martian rocks and hunt for signs ...

“Over the past two and a half months, you may have felt lost in your life," Demure said. "You may have been lacking direction or purpose." But Mars retrograde is now over, leaving room for your ...