This Mineral Is What Makes Mars Red — And It Shows the Planet Was Once Cold and Wet
Mars' dust may be key to understanding the planet's watery past.
Tag: red planet
Should we treat Mars as a space archaeology museum? This researcher believes so
Mars isn’t just a cold, barren rock. Anthropologists argue that the tracks of rovers and broken probes are archaeological treasures.
Mars Dust Storms Can Engulf Entire Planet, Shutting Down Rovers and Endangering Astronauts — Now We Know Why
Warm days may ignite the Red Planet’s huge dust storms.
Mars may have had planetary rings billions of years ago — and might get a new one
A tiny Martian moon suggests Mars may have had planetary rings.
Mars is wetter than initially thought (but still not wet enough for life)
Pockets of salty water can appear on the surface of Mars more often and across more of the planet than ...
What will the Mars 2020 rover be called? You decide
You can choose out of 9 potential names proposed by school kids from all over the country.
Mars may be losing water faster than expected
Water vapor saturation in the Martian upper atmosphere is much greater than expected, which entails more water is escaping into ...
NASA maps ice water reserves inches below Martian surface
A new map of water ice trapped beneath Mars' surface could inform astronauts where they should land.
Salt lake Mars: Red planet had salty lakes billions of years ago
Mars' past seems to be more and more interesting.
Creamy white frozen dunes on Mars signal arrival of spring
Is that ice cream?
Curiosity Rover finds clay cache on Mars — potential sign of water
Curiosity is finding water beneath the ground -- and in the sky.
InSight stretches its solar panels, beams back first clear photo from Mars
Everything is working according to plan on Mars.
NASA Explores the Use of Robotic Bees on Mars
Marsbees could cover a lot more ground on the Red Planet than sluggish rovers.
Rocks prove Mars used to resemble the Earth a lot — but no, that doesn’t mean there was life on it
But maybe our neighbour wasn't always so red-faced after all.
Scientists propose one way trips to Mars
As any traveler surely knows, it's always cheaper if you travel one way; especially if you go to Mars. Recently, ...
