Due to its rusty red appearance caused by iron oxide in its soil, Mars has always been known as the Red Planet. However, recent images reveal the Martian landscape is actually quite blue. In some ...

Rocks found on the surface of the Red Planet could tell us more about Mars' violent history and how the planet formed.

NASA's Perseverance rover has spied a big, donut-shaped rock on Mars. It might be a meteorite, scientists say.

Back to Article List Mars rover discovers a strange Red Planet rock A peculiar, white-colored rock appears weirdly out-of-place on the Red Planet.

Is there a limit to the number of shows Red Rocks Amphitheatre can host in a single year? It doesn’t seem like it. While the world-famous Morrison venue is physically constrained by the calendar ...

NASA's Perseverance Mars rover just snapped a new photo of a Red Planet rock that looks a lot like an avocado.

Rocks discovered on the surface of Mars suggest the planet is actually quite blue.

Blue boulders have been seen on the surface of Mars in a vast crater believed to have been created by an asteroid. Volcanic basalt stones with an azure tinge were photographed by the car-sized ...

By studying fresh rocks up close with the latest, most powerful instruments in their laboratories, scientists could unravel mysteries of the red planet’s past, including possibly whether life ...

The 2024 Red Rocks season is in full swing, with more than 50 concerts having taken place before the official start of summer on June 20. But there’s still plenty of time left and many, many … ...

This story was originally published in our May/June 2023 issue as "Blue Marble, Red Planet." Click here to subscribe to read more stories like this one. For the first time in the history of our solar ...

NASA’s Perseverance rover has detected a plethora of potential biosignatures on Mars, the agency announced Thursday. Now that the car-sized robot has covered 13 kilometers of Martian terrain ...