Curiosity rover cracked open a Martian rock, revealing a sight never before seen on Mars - a dazzling display of yellow ...

Mars Science Laboratory Our How Things Work feature for November 2011 focuses on the landing of the Curiosity Mars Science Laboratory in August 2012. But that will be just the start of this most ...

A new study claims that a mineral found in Mars' dust called ferrihydrite, which forms in the presence of cool water, is likely what gives the planet its reddish hue.

A recent study has revealed that the red color of Mars is due to ferrihydrite, an iron oxide mineral. This finding suggests that Mars once had liquid ...

An arrowhead-shaped rock on Mars sporting features that may hint at ancient microbial activity on the Red Planet has left ...

Mars just dropped a surprise golden nugget —literally. Curiosity accidentally cracked open an ordinary-looking rock, only to ...

A study suggests Mars takes its red hue from a type of mineral that forms in cool water, which could reveal insights about whether Mars was ever able to support life.

This new analysis combining spacecraft observations with some newly developed laboratory techniques ... still be debating just how Mars got so red. Laura is a science news writer, covering a ...

Postdoctoral fellow Adam Valantinas at Brown University is the lead author and states that this research utilizes very advanced laboratory methods and observational Mars mission data. Through ...

NASA’s Mars Sample Return (MSR ... It is because of our dedication to planetary science that Rocket Lab has taken such a keen interest in the MSR mission. MSR is the top planetary priority ...

Mars might hold enough subsurface water to cover its surface in a global ocean between 0.62 to 1.24 miles (1 to 2 kilometers) ...