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Feb 23, 2021 05:00 AM EST
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This Sunday, watch out for a spectacular show in the early morning skies. In one of rare occurrences, planets mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn and the crescent moon will be close and bright enough to be seen by the naked eye on early morning of July 19.
Besides Earth s sister planet Venus, Mars is the second nearest planet to Earth, with an estimated distance of 225 million miles from the farthest and closest points in its orbit. The main parallels are in the axis, length of the day, and seasons between the two planets. They vary considerably from each other in other ways.
This would-be Martian never left Earth, but still hopes for life on the Red Planet
In another world, Tyler Reyno is in the final stages of ending his Earthling life to begin a new one as a Martian.
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As 3 space missions prepare to land on Mars next month, a Canadian reflects on Mars One s stalled plans
Posted: Jan 06, 2021 6:00 AM AT | Last Updated: January 6
No human has visited Mars, but artists have imagined what life would look like on the Red Planet. (Pat Rawlings/SAIC/NASA)