Apparent canals on Mars has been an exciting topic at different points in history, and they might actually allow an interesting peek into the planet's past. advertisement. Sciencing.

More than a hundred years ago, astronomer Percival Lowell made the case for the existence of canals on Mars designed to redistribute water from the Martian ice caps to its lower, drier latitudes.

More than a hundred years ago, astronomer Percival Lowell made the case for the existence of canals on Mars designed to redistribute water from the Martian ice caps to its lower, drier latitudes ...

Meanwhile, serious scientists debated the existence of canals on Mars and whether these were planet-wide irrigation works designed to carry water from the poles to cities on the equator.

THE word “new” when applied to a celestial phenomenon may be used in either of two senses. It may mean new to earthly observation, i.e. one which has never been seen by human beings before, or ...

With whimsical and bogus tenderness, U. S. newspapers last week kissed their old favorite, the Man from Mars, goodby. Reason: Walter Sydney Adams, astute director of Mt. Wilson Observatory in ...