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

A study suggests Mars takes its red hue from a type of mineral that forms in cool water, which could reveal insights about ...

Scientists once believed our planetary next-door neighbor got its rusty hue from hematite, a common iron ore known for its ...

A new study suggests the iron oxide responsible for the red planet's distinctive hue is ferrihydrite, pointing to the bygone ...

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

Mars’s signature red hue may not be due to hematite, as previously believed, but rather to ferrihydrite — an iron oxide that ...

“Mars is still the Red Planet,” said lead study author Adomas ... ferrihydrite as the best match for dust on Mars, rather than hematite, when compared with the lab samples, Valantinas said.

Scientists have discovered that Mars' red color likely comes from ferrihydrite, a mineral that forms in water challenging ...

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

Ferrihydrite, a water-rich iron mineral, plays an important role in giving the red planet its signature hue, according to the ...

Because of the absence of liquid water on Mars’ surface today, those rusty red minerals were thought to arise from dry iron oxides present in the dust, such as hematite. But new analysis of ...