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

Mars’s red dust may contain ferrihydrite, an iron mineral that forms in water. This suggests ancient Mars had water for ...

Mars may have once hosted an ocean with waves that lapped against sandy beaches 3.6 billion years ago, according to new ...

Mars may have once had a vast, ice-free ocean, according to new evidence from China’s Zhurong rover. Using ground-penetrating ...

A recent study has claimed that Mars is red in color due to ferrihydrite, an iron oxide mineral that's left over from liquid ...

If the findings hold up, the buried shorelines tell a compelling story of the last days of oceans on Mars. Based on the ...

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

Mars wasn’t always a dry, desolate world—it may have had sunlit beaches and rolling ocean waves, just like Earth. A new study ...

Mars may have once been a paradise with Earth-like oceans and balmy beaches that would have been ideal for harboring living ...

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

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