As the Curiosity rover explores its way around Mars, it isn’t only looking ... first time I saw those iridescent clouds and was sure at first it was some color artifact,” said researcher ...

Iridescent clouds were first seen on Mars by NASA’s Pathfinder mission ... he actually thought it was a mistake — some kind of color artifact appearing in the images. Now scientists can ...

A recent study of data from multiple missions shows the Red Planet may get its name from an iron mineral that formed when ...

the Curiosity rover discovered and shared surprising images in which colorful clouds were seen floating over Mars, something that aroused many questions among the scientific community and that the ...

Mars is easily identifiable in the night sky by its prominent red hue. Thanks to the fleet of spacecraft that have studied the planet over the last decades, we know that this red color is due to ...

(Photo/NASA/JPL) At the surface, Mars is a desolate, barren world with a rocky landscape, massive dust storms and extreme temperature swings. However, a rover recently captured a splash of color in ...

In the mid- and upper-latitudes on Earth, during the early evening hours, thin and wispy clouds can sometimes be observed in the upper atmosphere. These clouds have an ethereal feel and consist of ice ...

The first color aerial photo captured of the surface of Mars During NASA's Ingenuity helicopter's second successful flight on Mars, on April 22, it took color aerial photos of the planet's surface.

For example, it’s a dusty red color. But, new research from the European Space Agency is challenging humanity’s understanding of why Mars is called the Red Planet. “Mars is still the Red Planet. It’s ...