In a 1930 story that may have crossed the line between science and fiction, Popular Science contributing writer Thomas Elway (of lunar crab fame) makes the case for giant beavers as the dominant Martian lifeform: “Now, there is one creature on earth for the development of whose counterpart the supposed Martian

a 1930 story that may have crossed the line between science and fiction, Popular Sciencecontributing writer Thomas Elway (of lunar crab fame) makes the case for giant beavers as the dominant Martian lifeform: “Now, there is one creature on earth for the development of whose counterpart the supposed Martian conditions would be ideal. That animal is the beaver. It is either land-living or water-living. It has a fur coat to protect it from the 100 degrees below zero of the Martian night.”

To be fair, the best real-world images of Mars looked like blurry marbles as seen in these pictures taken by the 100-inch Hooker Telescope at the Mount Wilson Observatory in California. With only these images to work with, it left plenty of room for the imagination.

Grey aliens

Grey aliens, also referred to as Zeta Reticulans, Roswell Greys or Greys, are purported extraterrestrial beings. They are frequent subjects of close encounters and alien abduction claims. The details of such claims vary widely. However, Greys are typically described as being human-like with small bodies, smooth, grey-colored skin; enlarged, hairless heads; and large, black eyes. The Barney and Betty Hillabductionclaim, which purportedly took place in New Hampshire in 1961, popularized Grey aliens. Precursor figures have been described in science fiction and similar descriptions appeared in early accounts of the 1948 Aztec UFO hoax and later accounts of the 1947 Roswell UFO incident.

The Grey alien has emerged as an archetypal image of an intelligent non-human creature and extraterrestrial life in general, as well as an iconic trope of popular culture in the age of space exploration

Origins

In 1893, H. G. Wells presented a description of humanity’s future appearance in the article The Man of the Year Million, describing humans as having no mouths, noses, or hair, and with large heads. In 1895, Wells also depicted the Eloi, a successor species to humanity, in similar terms in the novel The Time Machine.

early as 1917, the occultist Aleister Crowley described a meeting with a “preternatural entity” named Lam that was similar in appearance to a modern Grey. Crowley believed he had contacted the entity through a process that he called the “Amalantrah Workings,” which he thought allowed humans to contact beings from outer space and across dimensions. Other occultists and ufologists, many of whom have retroactively linked Lam to later Grey encounters, have since described their own visitations from him, with one describing the being as a “cold, computer-like intelligence,” and utterly beyond human comprehension

What are the aliens on Mars called?

Martians are any of a large variety of extraterrestrial beings from the planet Mars

Peoples & Creatures of the Moon

Humans have long imagined the kinds of creatures or peoples that might live on Earth’s moon. This section briefly describes ideas about lunar life in the 17th, 19th the 20th centuries through a series of items from the Library of Congress’ collections. By examining ideas about life on the moon, insights emerge about the interplay between imagination and rigorous thought in our developing understanding of the universe.

The Peoples of the Moon in 1638

Publication of Galileo’s telescopic observations of the moon had an important effect on ideas about life on other worlds. The idea that the moon was a physical place, a world like the Earth, suggested that the moon could be inhabited by beings much like us. In this vein, in The Discovery of a World in the Moone(1638), English bishop John Wilkins, suggested it”tis probable there may be inhabitants in this other World.” In 1638 another Englishman offered a fictional account of a visit to just such an inhabited moon.

Flying Bat People on the Moon?

In 1835 the New York Sun published 6 articles describing the discovery of various species of creatures inhabiting the moon. Allegedly written by Dr. Andrew Grant, the stories claimed to report on recent discoveries from the prolific astronomer John Herschel. The articles were in fact written by Richard Locke, a reporter working for the New York Sun. In the articles, Herschel is alleged to have observed creatures that look like bison, goats, unicorns, and tail-less beavers in forests on the moon. The most stunning find, however, was the discovery of human-bat creatures who had constructed temples on the moon.

Continued Interest in Life on the Moon 

As more powerful telescopes and other techniques for modeling the gravity and atmosphere of the moon were developed it became harder and harder to support the idea that the moon could be an Earth like place. After recounting all of the reasons life on the moon is unlikely, a 1915 astronomy textbook notes, “Even with all this, still life in some weird form may exist on the Moon External.” Indeed, ideas about weird forms of life on the moon found their way into science fiction. 

H.G. Wells’ 1901 novel The First Men in the Moonoffered just such a weird form of life. Set in England, the story is narrated by a London businessman, Mr. Bedford who meets up Mr. Cavor, an inventor who created a new material called cavorite that negates the force of gravity. Mr. Cavor persuades Bedford to use this material to go on a trip to the moon with him. When they arrive on the moon it appears to be a barren wasteland until they meet Selenites, the insectoid lunar natives who live inside the moon. Both men are captured by the Selenites, but manage to escape. After their escape, Mr. Cavor is recaptured and Bedford returns to England. While the evidence had mounted for a barren lunar landscape, people were still interested in a good story about the kinds of strange life that could exist beneath its surface.

Here are some science fiction stories that feature life on Mars:

• The Martian Chronicles A visionary short story cycle by Ray Bradbury that creates a Martian landscape that some say will never be surpassed 
• Red Mars A classic 1992 novel that follows the migration of astronauts and cosmonauts to Mars to build infrastructure for more people to come 
• A Princess of Mars A romantic adventure and fantasy tale that has inspired many science fiction writers 
• The Gods of Mars A planetary romance novel th

Other science fiction works that may be of interest include:

• Solaris (1972), a film that explores themes of paranoia 
• Blade Runner, a film set in 2019 where humans have colonized other planets and created intelligent replicants with short lives 
• The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin, which is set on an alien planet but can be seen as a metaphor for human society 
• The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress by Robert Heinlein, a 1966 novel set in 2075 that follows a rebellion on a human penal colony on the moon 
• 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, first published in 1870, which involves underwater sea exploration in 1866 

The Martian Chronicles is a science fiction fix-up novel, published in 1950, by American writer Ray Bradbury that chronicles the exploration and settlement of Mars, the home of indigenous Martians, by Americans leaving a troubled Earth that is eventually devastated by nuclear war.

How is Mars often shown in science fiction stories?

In light of the Mariner and Viking probes to Mars between 1965 and 1976 revealing the planet’s inhospitable conditions, almost all fiction started to portray Mars as a lifeless world

How accurate is the science in the martian?

The Martian is a realistic portrayal of what it would be like to live on Mars. However, there are a few inaccuracies in terms of the gravity and atmosphere of Mars. Additionally, the method of synthesizing water shown in the movie is not the most efficient way to do so on Mars.

Is there a interesting story behind Mars?

And in its own way, the planet’s rusty red surface tells a story of destruction. Billions of years ago, the fourth planet from the sun could have been mistaken for Earth’s smaller twin, with liquid water on its surface—and maybe even life. Now, the world is a cold, barren desert with few signs of liquid water.

Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun. The surface of Mars is orange-red because it is covered in iron(III) oxide dust, giving it the nickname “the Red Planet“. Mars is among the brightest objects in Earth’s sky, and its high-contrast albedo features have made it a common subject for telescopeviewing. It is classified as a terrestrial planetand is the second smallest of the Solar System‘s planets with a diameter of 6,779 km (4,212 mi). In terms of orbital motion, a Martian solar day (sol) is equal to 24.5 hours, and a Martian solar year is equal to 1.88 Earth years (687 Earth days). Mars has two natural satellites that are small and irregular in shape: Phobos and Deimos

The relatively flat plains in northern parts of Mars strongly contrast with the cratered terrain in southern highlands – this terrain observation is known as the Martian dichotomy. Mars hosts many enormous extinct volcanoes (the tallest is Olympus Mons, 21.9 km or 13.6 mi tall) and one of the largest canyons in the Solar System (Valles Marineris, 4,000 km or 2,500 mi long). Geologically, the planet is fairly active with marsquakes trembling underneath the ground, dust devils sweeping across the landscape, and cirrus clouds. Carbon dioxideis substantially present in Mars’s polar ice caps and thin atmosphere. During a year, there are large surface temperature swings on the surface between −78.5 °C (−109.3 °F) to 5.7 °C (42.3 °F)^[c] similar to Earth’s seasons, as both planets have significant axial tilt.

This is a list of notable reported sightings of unidentified flying objects (UFOs) or unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP), and related claims of close encounters or abductions. UAP are generally considered to include any perceived airborne, submerged or transmedium phenomenon that cannot be immediately identified or explained. Upon investigation, most UFOs are identifiedas known objects or atmospheric phenomena, while a small number remain unexplained

Here are some popular science fiction stories that feature aliens:

• The War of the Worlds By H.G. Wells, this 1898 novel is considered a classic of modern science fiction and follows hostile Martians landing outside London at the turn of the century. 
• Mission of Gravity By Hal Clement, this 1954 novel features a hero who is a tiny, intelligent, centipede-like creature that breathes poison gas in the crushing gravity of an alien world. 
• Binti By Nnedi Okorafor, this novel begins with an extraterrestrial attack on a starship, but then goes in a different direction. The protagonist, Binti, is the only survivor after an alien race called the Meduse storm the ship. 
• The Book of Strange New Things By Michel Faber, this novel is told from the perspective of invading aliens, with the protagonist, Peter Leigh, traveling to the planet Oasis as a Christian missionary. 
• Close Encounters of the Third Kind of aliens

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