Have We Been Wrong About Why Mars Is Red This Whole Time?
For centuries, the Red Planet’s signature hue has fascinated scientists, but the real reason behind its color may be ...
Why Is Mars Red? Scientists Have A New Theory
With new data coming in from Mars, scientists have a new theory about why the planet is red. What does this mean for whether ...
New research suggests real reason Mars is red — and it could change the way we think about the planet forever
The fundamental question of why Mars is red has been considered for hundreds if not for thousands of years,” Adam Valantinas, ...
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NASA’s Mars Orbiter Captures ‘Kidney Bean’ Sand Dunes: What It Reveals About the Red Planet
Mars has always captured human imagination with its striking red hues and mysterious landscapes. Recent images from NASA’s ...
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'We should be living on Mars by now!' Red Planet and Voyager 1's Pale Blue Dot steal the spotlight in NYC rock show
The multi-faceted band's new tune "Try Not to Die" played a few songs into the set, poetically employing Carl Sagan's famous ...
Mars’ red color may be related to a habitable past: study
A new study claims that a mineral found in Mars' dust called ferrihydrite, which forms in the presence of cool water, is ...
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Scientists say they’ve discovered why Mars is red
A study suggests Mars takes its red hue from a type of mineral that forms in cool water, which could reveal insights about ...
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Scientists Figure Out How the Red Planet Earned Its Name
Scientists once believed our planetary next-door neighbor got its rusty hue from hematite, a common iron ore known for its ...
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The Red Dust on Mars Might Be a Different Mineral Than Scientists Thought, Shedding Light on the Planet’s Past
A new study suggests the iron oxide responsible for the red planet's distinctive hue is ferrihydrite, pointing to the bygone ...
Scientists Challenge Long-Held Theory on Why Mars Is Red
The Red Planet, as it’s often called, has a distinct hue, and a new theory about this coloration could have implications for our understanding of Mars' evolution.
Surprise at images from the Curiosity rover on Mars: colorful clouds floating over the surface of the red planet
Humans are determined to discover more details about Mars, Earth's neighboring planet, which seems to hide many secrets. So ...
Life on Mars? New Brown University research offers theory for why Earth’s neighbor is red.
Ferrihydrite, a water-rich iron mineral, plays an important role in giving the red planet its signature hue, according to the ...