I set the New Scientist Book Club something of a challenge in April: make your way through the 600-plus pages of Red Mars, Kim Stanley Robinson’s doorstopper of a novel, in just 30 days, and then tell ...

Mars' distinctive red color comes from the mineral ferrihydrite, which only forms in the presence of cool water, a new study claims. Ferrihydrite also forms at a lower temperature than other minerals ...

Mars, known as the red planet, might have gotten its hue from a different mineral than scientists once thought. ESA & MPS for OSIRIS Team - MPS / UPD / LAM / IAA / RSSD / INTA / UPM / DASP / IDA, 2007 ...

Mars is easily identifiable in the night sky by its prominent red hue. Thanks to the fleet of spacecraft that have studied the planet over the last decades, we know that this red color is due to ...

Scientists may finally have the answer to the question of why Mars is red. Mars has captivated scientists and the public alike for centuries. One reason is the planet’s reddish hue, earning the fourth ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Siccar Point, photographed by the Curiosity rover, is near Mars' Gale Crater. NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS; Processing & License: Kevin M ...

A new study may have revealed the true source behind how the Red Planet got its hue. It’s been long thought that Mars shines red due to the rusted iron minerals within the dust that covers the planet ...