NASA’s Perseverance Rover Just Smooshed a Rock on Mars and Uncovered Hidden Clues
Perseverance is pushing the limits of Martian science by using its SHERLOC instrument to detect organic compounds, but harsh ...
New research suggests real reason Mars is red — and it could change the way we think about the planet forever
The fundamental question of why Mars is red has been considered for hundreds if not for thousands of years,” Adam Valantinas, ...
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Why is Mars red? Scientists think they figured it out
Mars’s red dust may contain ferrihydrite, an iron mineral that forms in water. This suggests ancient Mars had water for ...
Unburied treasure: Rover researchers find unexpected minerals on Mars that hint at possibility of ancient life
Sometimes scientists must dig and work and sweat to make scientific discoveries. And sometimes a robot rolls over a rock that ...
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Mars turned red long before we thought. Volcanoes, ancient water may hold key to its true colours
The study, led by Adomas Valantinas of Brown University and published in Nature Communications, has confirmed the real reason ...
Life on Mars? New Brown University research offers theory for why Earth’s neighbor is red.
Ferrihydrite, a water-rich iron mineral, plays an important role in giving the red planet its signature hue, according to the ...