Martian
Americanadjective
noun
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Martians
plural
adjective
noun
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Origin of Martian
1350–1400; Middle English marcien < Latin Mārti ( us ) of, belonging to Mars ( see March) + -an
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The mission is scheduled to launch at the end of October 2026, with the goal of collecting material from the Martian moon and bringing it back to Earth.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026
Known as AutoNav, the technology allows the rover to navigate much of the Martian landscape without waiting for detailed driving instructions from Earth.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 21, 2026
The mission -- which aims to be the first round trip to the Martian region -- is a collaboration with US and European space agencies, as well as numerous universities and tech companies.
From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 2026
It will attempt to return Martian material to Earth in 2031.
From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026
At the end of the year, newspaper editors and press groups listed the Martian broadcast among 1938’s biggest news stories.
From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow
“The first new Martians in at least a billion years,” he observes, “are not biological; they are robotic.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 9, 2026
Quirk was always a few covers away: The Day The Martians Landed, screamed one headline, with two alien spaceships looming dramatically; or ESP: Fact Or Fiction, as part of a series of "eternal controversies".
From BBC ● Dec. 27, 2023
Wells published “The War of the Worlds” in which Martians — “intellects vast and cool and unsympathetic” — mount an attack on Earth, specifically against England and the towns and country Wells knew intimately.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2023
Belief in Martians sprang in large part from a wealthy amateur astronomer, Percival Lowell, who built the observatory that still bears his name.
From Scientific American ● Aug. 25, 2023
“It was. I’d like to show you how the Martians did it.”
From "The Martian Chronicles" by Ray Bradbury
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