Martian

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Mangalyaan was successfully placed in the Martian orbit on 24 September 2014, making India only the fourth country or geo-bloc to do so.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

It fractured apart when it struck the Martian ground.

From Science Daily • May 11, 2026

Are they fossilized Martian microbes that lived billions of years ago when the planet next door was a wetter, warmer world?

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

One way to potentially make such an "extraordinary claim" would be to bring some Martian rocks back to Earth so scientists can study them more closely, Williams said.

From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026

To test this question, many years ago my colleagues and I prepared chambers that simulated the Martian environment as it was then known, inoculated them with terrestrial microorganisms and waited to see if anybody survived.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan