In the 19th century, the idea of men on Mars took off after astronomer Giovanni Schiaparelli observed straight lines on Mars, which he called canali. This means channels, but it was wrongly ...
It’s a term used by astronomers to describe when Earth, Mars and the Sun align. When this happens, Earth sits directly ...
Mars has been born afresh in the human mind with each exploratory thrust. Now it was happening again under the astonished gaze of Ken Edgett as he sat at his computer, tucked away in a leafy ...