The intriguing chemistry of a rock collected by the Perseverance rover could trace to microbial activity — or not.

Mars Science Laboratory Our How Things Work feature for November 2011 focuses on the landing of the Curiosity Mars Science Laboratory in August 2012. But that will be just the start of this most ...

With new data coming in from Mars, scientists have a new theory about why the planet is red. What does this mean for whether ...

A new study claims that a mineral found in Mars' dust called ferrihydrite, which forms in the presence of cool water, is likely what gives the planet its reddish hue.

Such major and arbitrary cuts to NASA’s budget would do very little to save money, but they will undercut and decimate one of ...

Geochemical evidence from laboratory experiments for a potential solid inner core at the center of Mars is reported in Nature Communications. Data from NASA's InSight mission has revealed that ...

NASA’s Curiosity rover, currently exploring the rugged, red terrain of Mars, has sent back a striking image of the planet’s rocky landscape, igniting excitement and curiosity among space enthusiasts ...

This new analysis combining spacecraft observations with some newly developed laboratory techniques ... still be debating just how Mars got so red. Laura is a science news writer, covering a ...

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.

It’s been long thought that Mars shines red due to the rusted iron ... and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) with advanced laboratory experiments. Findings suggested that ...