Your blood is also red because of a mixture of iron and oxygen in a molecule called hemoglobin. So in a way, the ancient connection between the planet Mars and blood wasn’t completely wrong. Rust, ...

Mars isn’t a bright, fire-engine red, but the iron oxide in its rocks makes it appear redder than other planets, especially from afar.

NASA’s MAVEN spacecraft, launched in 2013, has even taken pictures with ultraviolet light, giving scientists a different view of both the surface of Mars and its atmosphere.

The dark green Douglas firs and cedar trees that surround Mount Hood made the perfect frame for pictures. It’s also one of ...

NASA/LASP/CU Boulder NASA's MAVEN spacecraft, launched in 2013, has even taken pictures with ultraviolet light , giving scientists a different view of both the surface of Mars and its atmosphere.