Mars — our planet of will, energy, sexuality, and action, getting it done and getting it on — is at long last going direct. Named for the god of war, Mars has been in a retrograde cycle since ...

Its red glow made it stand out even among the other planets, leading the Sumerians and the Romans to name it after the god of ...

Romans named Mars for their god of war because its color was reminiscent of blood and Egyptians called the planet “Her Desher,” meaning “the red one,” according to the European Space Agency.

The first thing most people think of when they consider Mars is its deep red color. The Romans associated the planet with their god of war because it reminded them of blood while the ...

Romans named Mars for their god of war because its colour was reminiscent of blood, while Egyptians called it ‘Her Desher’, meaning ‘the red one’. Thanks to the fleet of spacecraft that ...

When you look at Mars, you see its distinctive red color. That color has been known about for thousands of years, with the Romans naming it after their god of war for its blood-red appearance ...