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Martian

[mahr-shuhn] / ˈmɑr ʃən /




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The study, published last month in the journal Circulation, is the first to investigate how the heart responds to simulated Martian gravity following an extended period in space.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 21, 2026

Combined with the benefits of daily exercise, the heart's ability to adapt to weightlessness and respond well to simulated Martian gravity offers another reason to be optimistic about sending humans to the Red Planet.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 21, 2026

The mission -- which aims to be the first round trip to the Martian region -- is a collaboration with US and European space agencies, as well as numerous universities and tech companies.

From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 2026

It will attempt to return Martian material to Earth in 2031.

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026

Why did a fictional Martian invasion scare so many people?

From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow

Spotted in July 2024, the reddish mudstone contains organic compounds and other minerals that could have supported bygone microbial Martians.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 23, 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

We’re saved only because the Martians are infected by terrestrial germs.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 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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