A Mars image shows a strange square formation. Some think it's artificial, but experts suggest natural causes.
Every now and then, robots on the surface of Mars, or the spacecraft orbiting the planet, send back some fascinating images ...
It all started when Italian astronomer Giovanni Schiaparelli began mapping the Red Planet, and labelled grooves on its surface as “canali”, meaning “channels” in Italian. But, with the ...
In the 19th century, the idea of men on Mars took off after astronomer Giovanni Schiaparelli observed straight lines on Mars, which he called canali. This means channels, but it was wrongly ...
Nuovo appuntamento a Savigliano per ricordare i 190 anni dalla nascita di Giovanni Virginio Schiaparelli. Dopo la prima conferenza “ Siamo soli nell'universo: alla ricerca della vita altrove ”, sabato ...
Suo padre, Celestino Schiaparelli, era un rinomato arabista e primo bibliotecario dell'Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei, mentre lo zio, Giovanni Virginio Schiaparelli, era un astronomo di fama ...