Ferrihydrite, a water-rich iron mineral, plays an important role in giving the red planet its signature hue, according to the ...

If you've ever looked at Mars through a telescope, you probably noticed its two polar ice caps. The northern one is made ...

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

NASA's Europa Clipper is about to use Mars' gravitational pull to slingshot itself towards Jupiter's smallest moon later this ...

Seen as showing promising potential in future Mars science work, the UAV can take off at any time, traverse obstacles, and ...

China’s Zhurong rover used ground-penetrating radar to find signs of beaches beneath Mars’ surface, adding evidence to the ...

Vincent Chevrier, associate research professor at the University of Arkansas Center for Space and Planetary Sciences, is part ...

Earth may now be home to the most glorious beaches in the solar system , but 3 billion years ago, it may have been Mars that ...

The first life on Earth formed four billion years ago, as microbes living in pools and seas: what if the same thing happened ...

Mars is one of the most well-studied planets in our solar system due to its proximity to Earth and the numerous spacecraft that have visited over the past few decades. Together, orbiters and ...

Alfredo (he/him) has a PhD in Astrophysics on galaxy evolution and a Master's in Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces.

NASA's Perseverance collects the “Silver Mountain” sample in Jezero, revealing geological secrets and possible traces of ...