Without a standard time system, clocks around Mars would all run on slightly different times.

“The passage of time is fundamental to the theory of relativity: how you realize it, how you calculate it, and what influences it,” said Bijunath Patla, a physicist at the National Institute of ...

Arizonans don’t even bother to reset their clocks twice a year for daylight saving time. Team members on the UA-led Phoenix Mars mission have to reset their clocks every single day. Call it Martian ...

Researchers are creating advanced simulations that will provide a deeper understanding of Mars's climatic history and help to determine whether it was once able to sustain life. An international team ...

PASADENA, CA: Do you know the local time on Mars? Ask one of The Planetary Society’s Student Astronauts. An image of a Mars-based sundial, called a MarsDial, has been processed by these teenaged ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...