Museum director Ellen Stofan reflects on the ... humanity’s push to move us beyond our home planet. The Hope mission, also called the Emirates Mars Mission, launched on July 19, 2020, from ...

The red planet Mars, named for the Roman god of war, has long been an omen in the night sky. And in its own way, the planet’s rusty red surface tells a story of destruction. Billions of years ...

The fourth planet from the Sun is famously a rusty red—but scientists now believe we’ve been wrong about how it got its distinct hue. The red coloration comes from iron minerals in Mars ...

"Mars is still the Red Planet. It’s just that our understanding of why Mars is red has been transformed." Mars is widely known for its iconic rusty red color — many people even refer to it as ...

The planet Mars is famous for its rusty red colour. But how did our closest planet neighbour turn this shade? For years scientists thought they had the answer, but new research suggests it could ...