Mars gets its red color from oxidized iron dust, and the oldest myth mistake remains the same: Mars is Roman, while Ares is Greek.

For centuries, Mars has captivated the human imagination. Its reddish appearance has earned it the nickname “The Red Planet,” but is it really as red as we’ve been led to believe? While Mars certainly ...

Scientists might have been wrong about perhaps the most obvious thing about Mars: the red colour behind its nickname Earthlings have known about the existence of Mars, the fourth planet from the sun ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Siccar Point, photographed by the Curiosity rover, is near Mars' Gale Crater. NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS; Processing & License: Kevin M ...

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David Joffe receives funding from the NASA Office of STEM Engagement through a grant from the Georgia Space Grant Consortium People from cultures across the world have been looking at Mars since ...