The largest piece of Mars on Earth became the most valuable meteorite ever sold at auction at Sotheby’s annual ”Geek Week,” ...

People from cultures across the world have been looking at Mars since ancient times. Because it appears reddish, it has often been called the red planet. The English name for the planet comes from the ...

Mars isn’t a bright, fire-engine red, but the iron oxide in its rocks makes it appear redder than other planets, especially from afar.

In a post on X, NASA’s Curiosity rover, which landed on Mars in 2012, shared a message saying: “These stunning views of the Red Planet are a reminder of how vast and mysterious our universe is.

Living in today's age of ambitious robotic exploration of Mars, with an eventual human mission to the red planet likely to happen one day, it is hard to imagine a time when Mars was a mysterious ...

The concept of terraforming Mars — transforming the planet's climate to support life as we know it — has long belonged to the realm of science fiction. But a new study argues that it's time to ...

Did it snow on Mars? New research suggests ancient Red Planet precipitation was a lot like Earth It's hard to figure out if Mars was “warm and wet” in its ancient past, but climate models give ...

A recent study of data from multiple missions shows the Red Planet may get its name from an iron mineral that formed when Mars was wet, not dry.

A new study conducted using existing data on Mars points to ferrihydrite, a substance that forms in the presence of water, oxygen, and iron, giving Mars its red ...

The first thing most people think of when they consider Mars is its deep red color. The Romans associated the planet with their god of war because it reminded them of blood while the Egyptians ...