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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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MAR 14, 2016Space & Astronomy
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NASA revealed in a public statement this week that it is planning to launch its Mars InSight mission some time in May 20 ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 09, 2016Space & Astronomy
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SpaceX reportedly signed a $700 million contract with NASA in December of 2015 to ship cargo to the International Space ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 29, 2016Space & Astronomy
After a long 340-day stay aboard the International Space Station, NASA astronaut Scott Kelly will be returning to Earth ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 27, 2016Space & Astronomy
Asteroids, which are typically found between Mars and Jupiter in the asteroid belt of our solar system, can sometimes be ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 26, 2016Space & Astronomy
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Because Mars is a big area of interest right now, especially with NASA and SpaceX wanting to send people to the red plan ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 30, 2016Space & Astronomy
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For the next month, sky gazers will get the opportunity see a rare event in the sky just before the crack of dawn each m ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 11, 2016Videos
Our atmosphere has a lot of gas in it - nitrogen, oxygen, argon, and carbon dioxide, but it hasn't always had these gass ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 10, 2016Videos
Between Mars and Jupiter in our solar system, there is a massive ring of asteroids that orbit the Sun. These make up wha ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 05, 2016Space & Astronomy
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Space exploration in 2015 was far from empty-handed. We learned a lot about various plants in our solar system last year ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 30, 2015Space & Astronomy
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NASA’s plans to send a space vehicle to Mars for additional exploration of the red planet’s geology will lik ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 23, 2015Space & Astronomy
Following a recent spacewalk mission that was intended to fix the ‘mobile transporter’ system aboard the Int ...Written By: Anthony Bouchard
MAR 14, 2016
Space & Astronomy
NASA bench-tested their new deep space travel rocket engine last week, an RS-25 engine, which would be perfect for futur
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 11, 2016
Space & Astronomy
NASA revealed in a public statement this week that it is planning to launch its Mars InSight mission some time in May 20
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 09, 2016
Space & Astronomy
Last month, SpaceX announced their plans to take the SES-9 communications satellite into space with a reusable Falcon 9
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 08, 2016
Space & Astronomy
Come March 14th, 2016, Europe’s European Space Agency and Russia’s Roscosmos will be working together launch
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 07, 2016
Space & Astronomy
NASA astronaut Scott Kelly returned to Earth last week with Russian cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko after a long 340-day sta
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 03, 2016
Videos
The International Space Station has recently played host to a rather important space experiment to see how long stays in
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 03, 2016
Videos
Humans have a unique fascination with Mars. We've conceived of alien Martians and even thought of being our own human Ma
...
MAR 02, 2016
Space & Astronomy
SpaceX reportedly signed a $700 million contract with NASA in December of 2015 to ship cargo to the International Space
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 29, 2016
Space & Astronomy
After a long 340-day stay aboard the International Space Station, NASA astronaut Scott Kelly will be returning to Earth
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 27, 2016
Space & Astronomy
Asteroids, which are typically found between Mars and Jupiter in the asteroid belt of our solar system, can sometimes be
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 26, 2016
Space & Astronomy
NASA has wanted to design some higher-tech airplanes for commercial use for years, although budget constraints have limi
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 16, 2016
Space & Astronomy
NASA is preparing for next-generation deep space travel with its ultra-advanced Orion spacecraft, which is presumably th
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 09, 2016
Microbiology
Scientists have found traces of life in mantle rocks in core samples taken from the seabed near the famous Lost City hyd
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
FEB 02, 2016
Space & Astronomy
Because Mars is a big area of interest right now, especially with NASA and SpaceX wanting to send people to the red plan
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 30, 2016
Space & Astronomy
In October of last year, NASA expressed its interest in sending mankind to Mars to live there permanently, giving them t
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 26, 2016
Space & Astronomy
While we’re on the topic of landing reusable rockets, which has been news hot off the press for companies like Spa
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 19, 2016
Space & Astronomy
For the next month, sky gazers will get the opportunity see a rare event in the sky just before the crack of dawn each m
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 11, 2016
Videos
Our atmosphere has a lot of gas in it - nitrogen, oxygen, argon, and carbon dioxide, but it hasn't always had these gass
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 10, 2016
Videos
Between Mars and Jupiter in our solar system, there is a massive ring of asteroids that orbit the Sun. These make up wha
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 05, 2016
Space & Astronomy
We all know by now that NASA wishes to create a habitable environment on Mars for humans, but the limited funds and lack
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 02, 2016
Videos
Space exploration in 2015 was far from empty-handed. We learned a lot about various plants in our solar system last year
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 30, 2015
Space & Astronomy
We should all know by now that NASA has an interest in putting people on the Moon to settle there permanently some time
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 24, 2015
Space & Astronomy
NASA’s plans to send a space vehicle to Mars for additional exploration of the red planet’s geology will lik
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 23, 2015
Space & Astronomy
Following a recent spacewalk mission that was intended to fix the ‘mobile transporter’ system aboard the Int
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard