To mitigate global climate change, emissions of the primary culprit, carbon dioxide, must be drastically reduced. A newly developed process helps solve this problem: CO2 is directly split ...

While the presence of these molecules is not proof of ancient life on Mars, scientists say it shows we could detect chemical ...

During its early history, iron in its rocks reacted with oxygen and water to ... and the possibility for life–on Mars.” However, the samples from Perseverance are not expected to make it ...

A study suggests Mars takes its red hue from a type of mineral that forms in cool water, which could reveal insights about whether Mars was ever able to support life.

A new study claims that a mineral found in Mars' dust called ferrihydrite, which forms in the presence of cool water, is likely what gives the planet its reddish hue.

"Our study reveals that ferrihydrite formation on Mars required the presence of both oxygen – whether from ... currently being collected by NASA's Perseverance rover. When we get those back ...

All of the conditions needed for the stuff to form point to Mars not only having water and oxygen, but also the ... actively working on the mission. The Perseverance rover is the machine currently ...

Mars has fascinated people for centuries, not only because it is our closest neighbor in space but also because of its ...

Our study reveals that ferrihydrite formation on Mars required the presence of both oxygen — whether from ... rocks and dust from the red planet. The Perseverance rover has already collected ...