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Your blood is also red because of a mixture of iron and oxygen in a molecule called hemoglobin. So in a way, the ancient connection between the planet Mars and blood wasn’t completely wrong. Rust, ...
Top image is in “true color,” as human eyes would see Mars, while the bottom is in false-color enhanced for color contrast. NASA / JPL-Caltech / Cornell / Arizona State Univ.
We've always known Mars as the Red Planet - but it turns out, we may have had the reason why wrong. If so, it could revise much of what we know about the history of our smaller neighbor planet. In a ...
The largest known piece of Mars on planet Earth sold today for $5.3m in an auction at Sotheby's in New York City. The meteorite, designated NWA 16788, weighs 54 pounds (24.5 kilograms) and is the ...
PASADENA, Calif. -- We've seen a brief sample of the full-color environment at Gale Crater on Mars, but before the Mars rover Curiosity can beam back full-size versions, its cameras need a checkup.
The best time to catch Mars and Regulus — known as the "Heart of the Lion"— will be just after twilight fades and the stars ...
We might be wrong about the color of Mars, scientists say. Red dust has blown around the planet for billions of years, leading to its iconic hue. Julia Musto. in New York.
NASA has successfully landed its new robot on the surface of Mars. News you can trust since 1877. Sign In. Subscribe ...
NASA has successfully landed its new robot on the surface of Mars. NASA has successfully landed its new robot on the surface of Mars. News you can trust since 1887. Sign In. Subscribe.
Top image: Mars looking gloriously red in this true color image of Wdowiak Ridge captured by the Opportunity Rover. All images credit: NASA/JPL Contact the author at [email protected] or follow ...