The second half of the 19th century was a particularly interesting time to imagine Mars. This was a period during which the ...

Mars was named by the Romans after their god of war because of its blood-red color. Egyptians called it "Her Desher," which means "the red one." Mars takes 687 days, or 1.8 years, to orbit the sun.

The image of Mars shows off the Red Planet’s renowned colour from the viewpoint of ESA’s Rosetta mission as it flew past on February 24, 2007, en route to Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko.

Mars orbits at an average distance of 142 million miles (228 million km) from the sun. Its orbit is about 1.5 times the size of Earth's. Sunlight takes about 13 minutes to get to Mars, while it ...

“The fundamental question of why Mars is red has been considered for hundreds if not for thousands of years,” Adam Valantinas, a postdoctoral fellow at Brown University, declared.

We’ve always known Mars as the Red Planet — but it turns out, we may have had the reason why wrong. If so, it could revise much of what we know about the history of our smaller neighbor planet ...

Following the 7-planet alignment, Mars will be visible in the sky in March. Here's everything you need to know about this cosmic spectacle and how to watch it.

Elon Musk gave an epic reply to one of Tesla protestors' poster which read 'SEND MUSK TO MARS'. The protest sign humorously captured the attention of Elon Musk, highlighting the irony of the demand.

Earthlings have known about the existence of Mars, the fourth planet from the sun it also orbits, since ancient times. Although the celestial body is located 140 million miles away from Earth ...

With its iconic rusty hue, Mars has long been called the red planet. Now, scientists may have discovered the potential source of that distinctive coloring, overturning a popular theory in the process.

Also, Mars will also be at its closest possible point to Earth, making it appear bigger in the sky. When can I view the Mars occultation? Along with the full moon, the planet Mars will be visible ...

Musk has said SpaceX’s craft could ferry a million colonists to the Red Planet by 2050, and the company announced in November it planned to launch the first uncrewed Starship Mars missions in ...