In the year 2000, there were two major sci-fi movies about the planet Mars in theaters. Neither did well, and neither is well remembered today. The first was Brian De Palma’s Mission to Mars, a kind ...

For centuries, Mars has captivated the human imagination. Its reddish appearance has earned it the nickname “The Red Planet,” but is it really as red as we’ve been led to believe? While Mars certainly ...

Red Planet Day reminds us how a single spacecraft, Mariner 4, transformed humanity's understanding of Mars and opened a new ...