Earth's oceans may have displayed a very different color several billion years ago. This hypothesis emerges from a recent ...

A new study claims that a mineral found in Mars' dust called ferrihydrite, which forms in the presence of cool water, is ...

The images it took in single colours "combined to create composite images that showed the planets to be cyan and azure, respectively", said Space.com. But experts have found that the images of ...

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.

The first life forms used retinal instead of chlorophyll, absorbing green light and reflecting red and blue—turning the planet an eerie purple. Chlorophyll wasn’t always king. Retinal ...

but scientists are still learning about what gives the planet its distinctive color. New research shows why the planet's surface has its rusty hue, and the findings could even help scientists ...

The redness of Mars has made the planet one of the most recognizable in the solar system with its hue serving as a topic of debate in planetary science. A recent study by Brown researchers found the ...

We take colour for granted. We have to, because otherwise we’d be entirely distracted by it. But once in a while it’s rewarding to pause and look a bit closer, just to see what those colours ...