The Brown Daily Herald

Brown researchers may have discovered why Mars is red, raising questions for previous life on the planet

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 ...
The Boston Globe

Life on Mars? New Brown University research offers theory for why Earth’s neighbor is red.

While the prevailing theory is that “a dry, rust-like mineral called hematite” gives the planet its hue, researchers say their analysis of data from Martian orbiters, rovers, and laboratory ...
SpaceNews

Brown Team Finds Widespread Glacial Meltwater Valleys on Mars

Planetary scientists have uncovered telltale signs of water on Mars — frozen and liquid — in the earliest period of the Red Planet’s history. A new claim, made public this month, is that a deep ocean ...
The Boston Globe

Brown University researchers are developing a new way to study what’s under the surface of Mars

PROVIDENCE – Researchers at Brown University say they have developed a new way to get a glimpse of what’s beneath the surface of Mars and other planets – without having to put a shovel in the ground.
The Brown Daily Herald

Brown Science Prep takes students to Mars

About 45 high school students visiting Brown on Saturday walked on the surface of Mars, landed in a crater and suddenly found themselves on the surface of the moon. The students never left the Yurt ...