NASA says its Perseverance rover on Mars has transmitted new imagery that forms one of the sharpest panoramas of the Martian ...

With its rust-colored surface, Mars has more than earned its nickname, the Red Planet. But Perseverance has offered a new ...

NASA’s Perseverance rover has delivered one of its sharpest panoramas yet, revealing sweeping Martian vistas from the ...

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.

We all know Mars is called “The Red Planet,” but have you ever stopped to wonder—why is it red? The classic joke explanation has been, “It’s rusty.” While that’s not entirely wrong, the truth is far ...

MRO flies at about 7,800 mph between 155 and 196 miles, or between 250 and 316 kilometers, above the surface of Mars. Phobos was 6,800 kilometers, or about 4,200 miles, away when the HiRISE camera ...

NASA's Curiosity rover has also been exploring the Martian surface since 2012 in the Gale Crater. 'Enhanced-color' photo shows Mars under Earth-like skies ...

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.