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 ...

The fundamental question of why Mars is red has been considered for hundreds if not for thousands of years,” Adam Valantinas, ...

The study, led by Adomas Valantinas of Brown University and published in Nature Communications, has confirmed the real reason ...

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.

The water-rich iron mineral ferrihydrite may be the main culprit behind Mars's reddish dust, rather than the dry, rust-like ...

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

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

Alaska's Mount Spurr volcano is "likely" to erupt within the next few weeks or months, scientists have revealed as they warn ...

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

Mars’ famous red color might come from a different mineral ... We found that ferrihydrite mixed with basalt, a volcanic rock, best fits the minerals seen by spacecraft at Mars,” Valantinas ...

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

Scientists might have been wrong about perhaps the most obvious thing about Mars: the red colour behind its nickname ...