In his deeply researched book, David Baron examines the true alien believers at the turn of the 20th century. (Liverlight) In the early 20th century it was widely thought that there was intelligent ...

ITHACA, N.Y. — It has been an amazing mission from the beginning. Getting two tremendously intricate machines funded, designed, built, tested, approved, launched, landed safely on a planet millions of ...

"What is it about Mars that has made it so prominent in our culture, almost more than any other celestial object?" When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

As a kid in the 1960s and '70s, David Baron – like many others – was fascinated by Mars. “There was a popular sitcom back then called “My Favorite Martian,” about an alien from the Red planet who ...

In the early 20th century it was widely thought that there was intelligent life on Mars, and that we actually knew something about the inhabitants. Fringe theorists and yellow journalists spread this ...