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A newly discovered object speeding through our solar system is sparking excitement among astronomers because it’s not from around here. Believed to be a comet, the object is only the third celestial ...

In this week’s episode of Space Minds David Ariosto sits down Nathalie Cabrol, Director of the Carl Sagan Center at the SETI ...

Arsia Mons, an ancient Martian volcano, was captured before dawn on May 2, 2025, by NASA’s 2001 Mars Odyssey orbiter while the spacecraft was studying the Red Planet’s atmosphere, which ...

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Mars was named by the Romans after their god of war because of its blood-red color. Egyptians called it "Her Desher," which means "the red one." Mars takes 687 days, or 1.8 years, to orbit the sun.

A 3D illustration of Mars on a dark background peppered with stars. Life deep beneath the surface on Earth could offer clues into extraterrestrial life on the red planet. Cobalt88/Getty Why It Matters ...