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Mars: is the fourth planet from the Sun and the second-smallest planet in the Solar System after Mercury. In English, Mars carries a name of the Roman god of war, and is often referred to as the "Red Planet" because the iron oxide prevalent on its surface gives it a reddish appearance that is distinctive among the astronomical bodies visible to the naked eye. Mars is a terrestrial planet with a thin atmosphere, having surface features reminiscent both of the impact craters of the Moon and the valleys, deserts, and polar ice caps of Earth.The days and seasons are likewise comparable to those of Earth, because the rotational period as well as the tilt of the rotational axis relative to the ecliptic plane are very similar. Mars is the site of Olympus Mons, the largest volcano and second-highest known mountain in the Solar System, and of Valles Marineris, one of the largest canyons in the Solar System.
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NOV 14, 2020
Space & Astronomy
Researchers aboard the International Space Station (ISS) have shown that bacteria can increase space mining efficiency b
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
OCT 01, 2020
Space & Astronomy
Researchers from Roma Tre University in Italy have confirmed the existence of four large lakes under the ice at M
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
SEP 16, 2020
Space & Astronomy
From data captured by NASA's InSight Mars Lander, researchers in Switzerland have found that Mars behaves differentl
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
SEP 14, 2020
Plants & Animals
Rest easy, chips-and-dip lovers, the world's guacamole supply has been secured for future generations.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 07, 2020
Space & Astronomy
Researchers from the University of Hawaii have noticed that the Moon is turning slightly red or 'rusty'- and tha
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
AUG 31, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
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...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
AUG 26, 2020
Space & Astronomy
Researchers from the University of Texas have found that a huge amount of liquid water likely rained down from the skies
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
AUG 24, 2020
Microbiology
In 2017, researchers reported that they had identified microbes in Antarctica that could basically survive on only air.
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 20, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
Scientists have developed a new superelastic alloy or SEA, that has the capacity to regain its original shape even after
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
AUG 05, 2020
Space & Astronomy
Physicists have found that in the distant past, Mars may not have been warm enough to carry vast oceans. Instead, in new
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
AUG 03, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
The lashing movement of the sperm tail as it seems to swim through aqueous environments is an optical illusion.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 31, 2020
Space & Astronomy
It’s commonly said that roughly half of all missions to Mars have succeeded- while roughly half have failed. But a
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUL 30, 2020
Space & Astronomy
During a project sponsored by Space India and NASA, two schoolgirls aged 14 in the 10th grade discovered an asteroid nea
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUL 27, 2020
Space & Astronomy
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...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUL 26, 2020
Space & Astronomy
New research has identified 37 volcanic structures on Venus that are thought to have been active recently.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 20, 2020
Space & Astronomy
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...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUL 19, 2020
Space & Astronomy
Russian cosmonaut, Oleg Kononenko, has successfully carried out an experiment to engineer human cartilage in microgravit
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUL 13, 2020
Space & Astronomy
The moon may have hosted an ocean of magma for 200 million years according to new findings- considerably longer than pre
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUL 07, 2020
Space & Astronomy
After landing on the Moon, heading to Mars became the next logical step for space exploration. Some suggest that flying
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUN 30, 2020
Earth & The Environment
Research published in Frontiers in Marine Science paper describes the discovery of a soft coral garden in the waters off
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUN 26, 2020
Space & Astronomy
The China National Space Administration (CNSA) has announced that it will launch Tianwen-1 ('Quest for Heavenly Trut
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUN 18, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
In an article recently released in Advanced Science, scientists at the Laboratory of Organic Electronics at Linköpi
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUN 14, 2020
Space & Astronomy
NASA is no stranger to autonomous rovers. To date, the American space agency has sent four rovers to the Martian surface
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 24, 2020
Space & Astronomy
SpaceX is perhaps best known for its reusable Falcon 9 rocket, the same variety that will be lofting astronauts into out
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard