Mars
The Red Planet
Identification of Mars as “the Red Planet” is common knowledge even for non-astronomers, and its color is known to stand out to the skygazer’s naked eye. But despite the association, Mars may not have always been red, researchers announce.
Water On Mars
You do not have to be an evolutionist to be curious about the Martian past. Martian water is not inconsistent with a biblical worldview. Even Martian microbes, if they are ever found, are not inconsistent with the Bible.
Martian Methane
Although methane can have geological origins, it is more commonly produced biologically (on earth, anyway)—and thus the methane was considered a possible sign of martian life. However, chemists reveal an interesting “problem” with the methane discovery.
News About Mars
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Aug. 22, 2024 from Answers News
The word Mars conjures up an image of a red, dusty planet surrounded by the blackness of space. But many researchers believe Mars was once a watery world.
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June 6, 2022 from Ken Ham Blog
As the rover Curiosity explores our red neighbor Mars, many scientists and space buffs wait with bated breath for news that the planet held (or maybe even holds) life.
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Feb. 27, 2021 from Ken Ham Blog
NASA’s life-hunting lab, Perseverance, has landed on Mars in another (likely vain) attempt to find signs of life on the Red Planet.
Articles About Mars
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Jan. 1, 2021 from Answers Magazine
Perseverance isn’t just a virtue—this new space rover is going to Mars.
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Aug. 28, 2016 from Answers Magazine
Did Mars once contain vast oceans? Some creationists now think so.
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Magazine Department ArticleLife on Mars!Jan. 1, 2016 from Answers Magazine
Well, water was found on Mars, actually. But with water present can life be far behind?
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A Methane Explosion on Mars—Evidence for Life?Dec. 20, 2014
Within the solar system, Mars appears most promising for life outside of the earth, so much attention has been given to the search for biogenic markers on Mars.
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Ancient Meteorite Said to Harbor Secrets of Watery Martian PastDec. 7, 2013 from News to Know
Black Beauty may tell the tale of the Red Planet’s youth.
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Wind, Not Water, May Have Built the Martian Mount SharpMay 11, 2013 from News to Know
A new analysis of photos of Mount Sharp taken from Curiosity’s vantage point suggests that water was not involved in the origin of the bulk of Mount Sharp.
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Looking for Water in all the Right PlacesFeb. 2, 2013 from News to Know
Early Mars missions failed to find life on the Red Planet, so the focus shifted to finding evidence for water.
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Meteorite Water Evidence Suggests Mars’ Wet PastJan. 12, 2013 from News to Know
Evidence of water in Martian meteorite suggests a wet past for the Red Planet.
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Running Water in Martian PastOct. 6, 2012 from News to Know
Running water flowed in the Martian past.
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The Martian RuntJune 11, 2011 from News to Know
Mars is a runt because it formed quickly and was lucky enough to stay out of the way of on-coming traffic. So goes the latest step in the planetary shuffle.
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Purported Evidence of Water on Ancient MarsJune 19, 2010 from News to Know
For the third time in as many weeks, we’re reporting on purported evidence of water on ancient Mars.
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Water in Mars HistoryJune 5, 2010
Yet another discovery suggests that the history of Mars was a wet one.
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Water in the (Martian) DesertDec. 12, 2009 from News to Know
Once again, the news is awash in coverage of a new “water on Mars” claim. Does this one stand up to scrutiny?
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The Rusting PlanetSept. 26, 2009 from News to Know
What does the coloration of Mars say about its age?
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Hot Air Over MarsAug. 15, 2009 from News to Know
The fuss over martian methane—which had fueled hopes for life on the Red Planet—may be misplaced, according to a new study.
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Magazine Department ArticleA Belief to Put on IceJan. 1, 2009 from Answers Magazine
NASA brings us yet more excitement about water on Mars.
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Gamma-Rays Illuminate Massive Martian OceansNov. 22, 2008
Thanks to the Mars Odyssey orbiter, there’s another drop of evidence that part of Mars was once covered in water.
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New Minerals Found On Mars Hint at Wetter PlanetNov. 1, 2008
NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has discovered a gem of evidence that gives further support to the idea of an ancient, wet Mars.
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Phoenix Mars Rover Dectects Red SnowOct. 4, 2008
Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow—perhaps the tune the Phoenix Mars lander hums as it goes about its work?
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Mars Lander Takes Sample of Water for TestingAug. 2, 2008
NASA’s Phoenix lander has identified water in a soil sample collected from Mars—no small source of excitement for those who proclaim “where there’s water, there’s life.”
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More Ice on Mars?June 23, 2008
NASA’s Phoenix team has announced the possible discovery of more ice on Mars—so what’s the creation/evolution connection?
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Ice Caps on the Equator (of Mars)Nov. 3, 2007
The existence of water on Mars is once again on scientists’ minds, this time because of new high-resolution radar images of the red planet.
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Prospects of Martian Oceans Excite AstronomersJune 16, 2007
A study published in this week’s issue of the journal Nature supposedly supports the nearly two-decades-old belief that Mars hosted vast oceans more than two billion years ago.
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Scientists Expect Sub-Martian WaterFeb. 3, 2007 from News to Know
Evolutionists postulate that there is life on Mars do the possible prescence of underground water on Mars.
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Gullies Posit Water on MarsDec. 9, 2006
The science hullabaloo this week is that liquid water may have recently flowed on Mars, according to one interpretation of recent photography from the late Mars Global Surveyor.
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NASA Announces Evidence for Water on MarsMarch 4, 2004
NASA announced on Tuesday that their scientists have uncovered evidence that part of Mars was once “soaking wet.”
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Magazine ArticleMission to MarsDec. 1, 2003, pp. 10–11
For nearly two centuries, the planet Mars has captured the imagination of Earth-bound astronomers. The Red Planet displays intriguing features and ever-changing conditions.
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Was Noah a Martian?March 27, 2001
Noah's Flood actually occurred on Mars—not Earth! Sounds ridiculous doesn't it? But a recent New York Times article suggested, in essence, exactly that!
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Magazine ArticleMars: Losing FaceJune 1, 1998, pp. 25–26
Now that NASA spacecraft have had a chance to take a closer look, the so-called 'Face on Mars' turns out to be just a play of light and shadow on an ordinary looking geological feature.
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Magazine ArticleMars Photos—No MartiansSept. 1, 1997, pp. 55–56
The latest pictures from the surface of this barren, rocky red planet once again fail to show any Martians, or any evidence to support evolution.
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Water on Mars: A Creationist ResponseAug. 5, 1997
How does the possiblity of water existing on Mars and relate to the possibility of it being linked to the Genesis flood?
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