Take a musical tour of the Solar System with composer Gustav Holst. Listen to seven movements based on astrological interpretations of Mars, Venus, Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. Composed between 1914 and 1916, The Planets was Holst’s first large-scale work. It was premièred in London in 1918. Mars When Holst began composing his Planets…
This image from NASA’s Curiosity rover shows what appears to be a sandy floral-like formation on Mars. But planetary scientist Abigail Fraemant says it’s actually a result of minerals and water interacting on the planet’s surface. This image is one of many amazing shots that have been taken of the red planet over the years….
Mars is one of the smallest and driest planets in the solar system, with a year that’s almost twice as long as Earth’s. But it also has a fair share of water—mostly in the form of ice. Seasonal ice caps and gullies abound, along with evidence that the Red Planet once had an atmosphere rich…
Mars is one of the most popular planets in science fiction and has inspired generations of writers. It is also the only planet on which scientists have ground-based rovers and landers that transmit data. Despite its thin atmosphere, which is less than 1% that of Earth, liquid water appears to have existed on the surface…
Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun and the second-smallest planet in the Solar System. It has a thin atmosphere and surface features such as impact craters, valleys and dunes. Mars governs metals, copper, brass, iron, tea, coffee, cholam, shellac, tobacco, hemp, walnut, cashew, groundnut and betel nuts. It is also associated with chemists,…
Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun and is about half the size of Earth. It has a thin atmosphere composed of carbon dioxide. The surface of Mars appears reddish due to the presence of iron oxide minerals. Its climate is driven by seasonal changes in its carbon dioxide ice caps, the exchange of…
Mars was once a world with a huge ocean of liquid water, but that ocean is now trapped in space. According to new research, a wind of energetic particles and extreme ultraviolet light stripped away this water and its atmosphere around 3.7 billion years ago. To understand how this happened, researchers measured the variability of…
With Venus, Mercury, Saturn, Jupiter and Mars lining up in the southeastern pre-dawn sky this week (April 2020), space fans will be spoilt for choice. However, Neptune and Uranus are still a bit tricky to spot. “Jupiter, in particular, will shine in fine detail from summer until the end of 2022, with oppositions at both…
Mars has a very thin atmosphere and the lack of water vapor makes it feel much colder than Earth. Scientists aren’t sure if we will ever discover life on Mars, but the planet does have its own climate and weather patterns. Let’s take a closer look at how it works. Temperature The average temperature on…
