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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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APR 17, 2016Space & Astronomy
After an official delivery from a recent SpaceX mission, NASA’s plans to attach an inflatable module to the Intern ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 07, 2016Space & Astronomy
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NASA astronaut Scott Kelly returned to Earth last week with Russian cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko after a long 340-day sta ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 03, 2016Videos
The International Space Station has recently played host to a rather important space experiment to see how long stays in ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 03, 2016Videos
Humans have a unique fascination with Mars. We've conceived of alien Martians and even thought of being our own human Ma ...MAR 02, 2016Space & Astronomy
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
NASA has wanted to design some higher-tech airplanes for commercial use for years, although budget constraints have limi ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 16, 2016Space & Astronomy
NASA is preparing for next-generation deep space travel with its ultra-advanced Orion spacecraft, which is presumably th ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 09, 2016Microbiology
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, 2016Space & 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 BouchardJAN 30, 2016Space & 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 BouchardJAN 26, 2016Space & 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
APR 17, 2016
Space & Astronomy
After an official delivery from a recent SpaceX mission, NASA’s plans to attach an inflatable module to the Intern
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 07, 2016
Space & Astronomy
Did Mars become more habitable over time all thanks to the collisions it has endured from large space rocks like asteroi
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 30, 2016
Space & Astronomy
In April of this year, NASA will send a new type of technology to the International Space Station; an inflatable module
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 27, 2016
Videos
The construction of the most powerful rocket ever to leave the surface of the Earth is underway at NASA. Known as the SL
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 26, 2016
Space & Astronomy
Despite the fact that NASA one day wants to have an occupied research facility on Mars for astronauts to temporarily set
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 25, 2016
Space & Astronomy
Ever since NASA’s great announcement last year, where the space agency publicized its interest in sending mankind
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 24, 2016
Technology
When you try to go on a road trip, you typically try to pack light; you want just the necessities to get you through the
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 15, 2016
Space & Astronomy
On Monday, the European Space Agency (ESA) and Roscosmos collaborated to launch the ExoMars mission from the Baikonur Co
...
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