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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 06, 2018Space & Astronomy
In May, an Atlas V rocket blasted off from California’s Vandenberg Air Force Base and lofted NASA’s InSight ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 05, 2018Space & Astronomy
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There’s more to deep-space missions than merely launching astronauts into outer space and saying “good luck! ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 15, 2018Space & Astronomy
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NOV 06, 2018
Space & Astronomy
In May, an Atlas V rocket blasted off from California’s Vandenberg Air Force Base and lofted NASA’s InSight
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 05, 2018
Space & Astronomy
In 2007, NASA launched the Dawn mission to explore the Asteroid Belt between the planets of Mars and Jupiter. The Dawn s
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 04, 2018
Space & Astronomy
You might think that the weather can get nasty here on Earth, but it pales in comparison to the weather on other planets
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
OCT 29, 2018
Space & Astronomy
NASA uses parachute systems throughout the solar system to ensure spacecraft land safely on other planetary bodies. One
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
OCT 24, 2018
Chemistry & Physics
For every second, the solar wind blasts the Earth with millions of billions of high energy particles, and thanks to the
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
OCT 22, 2018
Space & Astronomy
NASA’s upcoming Space Launch System (SLS) rocket received a ton of hype in recent memory, and for a good reason; i
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
OCT 15, 2018
Space & Astronomy
When space agencies like NASA send landers and rovers to other places in the solar system to explore, one of the most ch
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
OCT 10, 2018
Space & Astronomy
NASA’s Curiosity rover has been physically exploring the surface of Mars since 2012, but as it rolls along, it sen
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
OCT 09, 2018
Space & Astronomy
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you should know by now that NASA’s planning to send another rover to
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 30, 2018
Space & Astronomy
It wasn’t long ago that JAXA’s asteroid-sampling Hayabusa 2 mission arrived at the asteroid 162173 Ryugu. Wh
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 26, 2018
Space & Astronomy
NASA hasn’t sent any of its astronauts to the lunar surface for scientific exploration since the Apollo 17 mission
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 25, 2018
Space & Astronomy
Dust storms aren’t particularly pleasant, but you should consider yourself lucky if you ever get to experience one
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 09, 2018
Space & Astronomy
NASA’s Curiosity rover currently sits at the forefront of the American space agency’s web page this week aft
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 03, 2018
Space & Astronomy
If you’ve been paying any attention to NASA and SpaceX lately, then you might’ve caught wind about their mut
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 29, 2018
Space & Astronomy
Sending missions to Mars isn’t as easy as it may seem at first glance. The solar system is continuously shifting a
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 29, 2018
Neuroscience
Going to space is a dream for many. Astronauts are viewed almost as superheroes, but the dangers of space travel cannot
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
AUG 28, 2018
Space & Astronomy
Mount Everest, which sports a height of approximately 29,000 feet, is the tallest mountain on Earth. But if you were to
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 22, 2018
Space & Astronomy
Just this week, NASA announced a significant milestone regarding the space agency’s InSight mission. The spacecraf
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 20, 2018
Space & Astronomy
Back in June, Mars became enveloped by a planet-wide dust storm. The dust from the storm blocked so much sunlight that N
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 19, 2018
Space & Astronomy
There’s more to deep-space missions than merely launching astronauts into outer space and saying “good luck!
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 15, 2018
Space & Astronomy
While chemical burn rockets are the industry standard for launching spacecraft beyond Earth’s atmosphere, the bigg
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 06, 2018
Space & Astronomy
NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) officially began scientific operations at the end of last mont
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 05, 2018
Space & Astronomy
NASA astronauts haven’t launched from American soil since the Space Shuttle program’s retirement in 2011. In
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 31, 2018
Space & Astronomy
There’s seemingly endless evidence that water once flowed on the Martian surface, and in addition to that, many th
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard