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Dark “slope streaks,” likely resulting from dust avalanches, stretch across an area of Mars called Acheron Fossae in this ...
The natural history-themed sale on Wednesday features a 54-pound hunk of Mars estimated at $2 million to $4 million.
Despite being known as the Red Planet, Mars shows off its swirling yellows, oranges and browns in a new satellite photo from ...
The discovery of more than 15,000 kilometers of ancient riverbeds on Mars suggests that the Red Planet may once have been ...
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NASA’s Mars Orbiter is rolling 120° to help see beneath the surface - and it’s revealing clearer signs of ice, rock, and ...
Join us as we dive into Mars like never before, with breathtaking 4K footage captured by NASA's rovers, including Curiosity, Opportunity, and Spirit. In this video, you’ll get an up-close look at Mars ...
In reality, the reddish color of Mars comes from iron oxide in the rocks and dust covering its surface. Your blood is also red because of a mixture of iron and oxygen in a molecule called hemoglobin.
For centuries Mars has been called "the Red Planet" and there's a scientific reason why according to space telescopes.
Observing Mars with probes If you look closely at pictures of Mars taken by rovers on its surface, you can see that most of the planet isn’t purely red, but more of a rusty brown or tan color.