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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 26, 2022
Space & Astronomy
In two connected studies published in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, “Fundamental Science and Engin
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
NOV 24, 2022
Space & Astronomy
In a recent study published in Science Advances, an international team of researchers led by the Paris Globe Institute o
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
NOV 20, 2022
Earth & The Environment
In a recent study published in Geosciences, a team of researchers led by The Ohio State University have examined dust ga
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
NOV 09, 2022
Space & Astronomy
In a recent study published in Ceramics International, a team of researchers from the University of Central Florida (UCF
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
NOV 06, 2022
Space & Astronomy
In a recent study published in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, a pair of researchers examined topographic
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
NOV 03, 2022
Space & Astronomy
In a recent study published in Nature Astronomy, a pair of researchers from The Australian National University (ANU) hav
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
OCT 28, 2022
Space & Astronomy
New research from Nature Astronomy shows that magma is still shaping the surface of Mars to this day. Researchers at ETH
...
Written By:
Hannah Daniel
OCT 19, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
Bacterial cells may shut down for many reasons. But how do they know when to wake up? Researchers have found the answer.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 08, 2022
Space & Astronomy
David Handy is a PhD student in Biological Sciences at the Florida Institute of Technology (Florida Tech) studying how b
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
OCT 06, 2022
Space & Astronomy
In a recent study published in Nature Astronomy, a team of researchers from Cornell University examined bright spots ben
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
SEP 27, 2022
Space & Astronomy
The Legged Exploration of the Aristarchus Plateau (LEAP) mission is a concept study funded by the European Space Agency
...
Written By:
Kristina Punzi, Ph.D.
SEP 24, 2022
Space & Astronomy
Daliah Raquel Bibas is a second-year Geology & Planetary Sciences Master’s Degree Candidate at Western Univers
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
SEP 23, 2022
Space & Astronomy
NASA just released the first images and spectra of Mars taken by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). The data was col
...
Written By:
Kristina Punzi, Ph.D.
SEP 17, 2022
Space & Astronomy
In a recent study published in Science Advances, a team of researchers led by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
SEP 14, 2022
Space & Astronomy
This series will explore historic space missions from the start of the Space Age to the present day, including both crew
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
SEP 09, 2022
Space & Astronomy
In an array of studies, one published in Science Advances and two published in Science, a large international team of re
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
SEP 04, 2022
Space & Astronomy
This series will explore historic space missions from the start of the Space Age to the present day, including both crew
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
SEP 02, 2022
Space & Astronomy
In a recent study published in Nature Communications, an international team of researchers discuss how impacts that plan
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
AUG 27, 2022
Space & Astronomy
This series will explore historic space missions from the start of the Space Age to the present day, including both crew
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
AUG 20, 2022
Space & Astronomy
The Mars Sample Return Campaign has been ongoing since the Perseverance rover landed at Jezero Crater on February 18, 20
...
Written By:
Kristina Punzi, Ph.D.
AUG 14, 2022
Space & Astronomy
This series will explore historic space missions from the start of the Space Age to the present day, including both crew
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
AUG 08, 2022
Immunology
One of the primary objectives for the application of flow cytometry in any testing environment should be measurement ass
...
Sponsored By:
Slingshot Biosciences, Inc.
AUG 06, 2022
Space & Astronomy
In a collaborative study slated to be published in Earth and Planetary Science Letters this September, planetary scienti
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JUL 24, 2022
Space & Astronomy
Volcanoes are one of nature’s most awe-inspiring creations, giant mountains ejecting red hot lava that are both be
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc