Vote Now! Best Space Stories of the Week - March 10, 2012

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Mars Imagined: Sci-Fi's Enduring Attraction to the Red Planet

©2011 Disney. JOHN CARTER™ ERB, Inc.

"John Carter," Disney's new science fiction blockbuster, is not the first depiction of life on Mars. For nearly 100 years, science fiction has had a love affair with the Red Planet. [Full Story]

NEXT: Skywatchers Catch Amazing Aurora Views After Solar Storm

Skywatchers Catch Amazing Aurora Views After Solar Storm

Robert Korizek

Outbursts from the sun over the past week are now paying dividends to skywatchers who've caught amazing views of auroras recently. [Full Story]

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Space.com Staff
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