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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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AUG 28, 2023
Space & Astronomy
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...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
AUG 24, 2023
Space & Astronomy
Today is officially designated as Pluto Demoted Day, which commemorates when the International Astronomical Union (IAU)
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
AUG 21, 2023
Space & Astronomy
A recent study published in Nature Communications examines how microgravity can impact red blood cells and bone density
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
AUG 16, 2023
Space & Astronomy
In the ongoing search for water ice on the Moon, NASA’s Lunar Trailblazer mission hopes to advance lunar explorati
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
AUG 09, 2023
Space & Astronomy
While the batteries on NASA’s InSight lander officially ran out of juice in December 2022, scientists are still po
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
AUG 08, 2023
Space & Astronomy
NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter recently completed a successful 54th flight, dubbed Flight 54, on the Martian sur
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JUL 31, 2023
Space & Astronomy
An experiment from Purdue University scheduled to be launched on Northrop Grumman’s 19th commercial resupply servi
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JUL 24, 2023
Space & Astronomy
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...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JUL 14, 2023
Space & Astronomy
Two NASA contractors, Axiom Space and Collins Aerospace, were recently awarded task orders to ramp up operations on desi
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JUL 03, 2023
Space & Astronomy
While NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is primarily known for capturing breathtaking infrared images of th
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JUN 21, 2023
Space & Astronomy
NASA recently used its James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) to identify a thin atmosphere on TRAPPIST-1 c, which is a rocky
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
MAY 28, 2023
Space & Astronomy
The Axiom-2 mission is currently docked at the International Space Station (ISS) and due to return to Earth on May 31. A
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
APR 30, 2023
Space & Astronomy
It turns out that the interior of Mars exhibits seismic waves just like the Earth, according to a new study published in
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
APR 25, 2023
Drug Discovery & Development
Blockchain is a database of information shared across a network. They're known in cryptocurrency systems like Bitcoi
...
Written By:
Greta Anne
APR 20, 2023
Space & Astronomy
On April 3, 2023, NASA announced the crew of the Artemis II mission, which will launch aboard NASA's Space Launch System
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
APR 05, 2023
Space & Astronomy
Icy satellites have become a hot topic for astrobiology and the search for life beyond Earth due to their interior ocean
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
APR 03, 2023
Space & Astronomy
A $615,000 research grant has been awarded to the University of Texas at El Paso to examine the potential of using 3D-pr
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
MAR 16, 2023
Space & Astronomy
An astrophysicist from UC Riverside (UCR) recently examined "two notable gaps in planetary science", as noted by Dr. Ste
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
MAR 14, 2023
Space & Astronomy
NASA and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) are undertaking a collaborative project called the Lunar Surface Electromag
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
MAR 12, 2023
Space & Astronomy
Are we alone in the universe? If not, then how will we find life? Will we dig for it, or detect it with an instrument? W
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
FEB 26, 2023
Space & Astronomy
Labroots recently explored Saturn’s sponge-like moon, Hyperion, with its deep craters and non-spherical shape. Thi
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
FEB 24, 2023
Space & Astronomy
On February 18, 2021, Mars 2020 landed at Jezero Crater on Mars. The mission contained a rover named Perseverance and a
...
Written By:
Kristina Punzi, Ph.D.
FEB 24, 2023
Space & Astronomy
Peter Berg has been working for NASA since 2007. Berg is an Aerospace Engineer and the Design and Analysis Team Lead in
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
FEB 23, 2023
Space & Astronomy
Labroots has rich history of examining Mars in great detail, including its suite of awesome geologic formations, stunnin
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc