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Mars has northern and southern hemispheres like Earth, but their defining characteristics are markedly different, a ...

Mars's atmosphere and climate are impacted by interactions with solar wind, a stream of plasma comprised of protons and ...

The ‘Martian dichotomy’ is one of the Solar System’s greatest mysteries – but new research in closing in on a solution.

The Red Planet reaches its best position all year this week on January 15. Here’s how and when to get out and see it.

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Learn about Mars at opposition in January 2025, when the Red Planet is closest to Earth. Discover how to view it, key dates, ...

Mars is known as the 'Red Planet.' Learn about its reddish hue, caused by iron oxide, its position as the fourth planet from ...

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 ...

For decades, astronomers have tried to determine how Pluto acquired its unusually large moon Charon, which is about half the ...