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Martian

[mahr-shuhn] / ˈmɑr ʃən /




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One theory for the origin of the Martian moons -- the "giant impact" hypothesis -- is that they formed after a celestial body collided with Mars.

From Barron's Aug. 16, 2026

By combining the two sets of observations, the researchers could directly compare changing solar wind conditions with the movement of Martian atmospheric particles into space.

From Science Daily Aug. 3, 2026

NASA's Curiosity rover has encountered an extraordinary landscape while climbing through a Martian valley nicknamed "Valle Grande."

From Science Daily Aug. 1, 2026

"Imagine you're a Martian, you're just about to invade Earth, you're hiding in the moon... and suddenly you meet the martial music of the bagpipe."

From BBC Jul. 30, 2026

When Welles was asked about Houseman during an interview in 1963, twenty-five years after the Martian broadcast, he refused to talk about his former friend.

From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow

He’s been jamming with The Internet again, his collective with childhood friends Syd and Matt Martians, who emerged from the Odd Future nexus to become a pacesetting act for young R&B and hip-hop fans.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 22, 2026

“The first new Martians in at least a billion years,” he observes, “are not biological; they are robotic.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 9, 2026

Quirk was always a few covers away: The Day The Martians Landed, screamed one headline, with two alien spaceships looming dramatically; or ESP: Fact Or Fiction, as part of a series of "eternal controversies".

From BBC Dec. 27, 2023

Belief in Martians sprang in large part from a wealthy amateur astronomer, Percival Lowell, who built the observatory that still bears his name.

From Scientific American Aug. 25, 2023

The other boys were already engaged making shelves of their small hands and peering under them toward the seven-foot stone banks of the canal, watching for Martians.

From "The Martian Chronicles" by Ray Bradbury




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