Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. Mars, the red planet, could be in for a global display of ...

A new study may have revealed the true source behind how the Red Planet got its hue. It’s been long thought that Mars shines red due to the rusted iron minerals within the dust that covers the planet ...

NASA's Curiosity Mars rover has taken the first ever close-up images of gigantic Martian "spiderwebs" on the Red Planet. The zig-zagging ridges, which were left behind by ancient groundwater, could ...

Mars' distinctive red color comes from the mineral ferrihydrite, which only forms in the presence of cool water, a new study claims. Ferrihydrite also forms at a lower temperature than other minerals ...

There's been a lot of talk this week about our neighboring planet Mars. The main subject of wishful thinking for the dreamers on our own Earth, the ball of rock we affectionately call the Red Planet ...

We all know Mars is called “The Red Planet,” but have you ever stopped to wonder—why is it red? The classic joke explanation has been, “It’s rusty.” While that’s not entirely wrong, the truth is far ...

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