Why is one half of Mars so different to the other? 'Marsquakes' may have just revealed the answer
Mars is home to perhaps the greatest mystery of the solar system: the so-called Martian dichotomy, which has baffled ...
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An interstellar visitor may have changed the course of 4 solar system planets, study suggests
An object eight times the mass of Jupiter may have swooped around the sun, coming superclose to Mars' present-day orbit ...
Our solar system is about to put on a show
Keep your eyes on the sky. Six planets in our solar system are coming into alignment and will be visible from Earth. AccuWeather says Saturn, Venus, Neptune, Uranus, Jupiter and Mars will be visible ...
Mars in opposition: See why the Red Planet will appear closer and brighter
The Red Planet will be at its closest point to Earth, also known as perigee, on Jan. 12 and will be exactly opposite the sun ...
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Marsquakes May Resolve One Of The Solar System’s Most Enduring Mysteries
The contrast between two clusters of marsquakes has led two scientists to suspect the internal structure of the Red Planet is ...
Six planets are now visible in the night skies. Here’s how to see the ‘planet parade.’
For much of January and February, you have the chance to see six planets in our solar system after dark, although two — Uranus and Neptune — will be hard to see without a telescope or high-powered ...
Six planets align in rare celestial event visible from Earth through mid February
Planetary alignments aren't rare, but they can be when they involve six of the eight planets in our solar system.
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How to see all the solar system’s planets in the night sky at once
All seven of the other planets in our solar system are about to become visible at once in a great planetary alignment – ...
Mars's rare disappearing solar wind event explained
Mars's atmosphere and climate are impacted by interactions with solar wind, a stream of plasma comprised of protons and ...
Winter night sky spectacle: Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn align in "planet parade"
Venus and Saturn are currently in conjunction, meaning the planets appear close together in the night sky from Earth. These ...
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Come Tuesday, You Can See Six or Seven Planets in a Dazzling Planet Parade
The six planets will be visible in the days immediately leading up to Jan. 21, and for about four weeks afterward. Mars, ...