• An article in a 1909 British newspaper bears the provocative headline, "Is Mars Inhabited?" The article has a balloon, a portrait of a man, and what appears to be planets.
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    In 1909, a newspaper documented astronomer David Todd’s ongoing efforts to contact the Red Planet. Todd initially wanted to use a balloon to carry radio equipment to an altitude of 10 miles.

  • An article in a 1909 British newspaper bears the provocative headline, "Is Mars Inhabited?" The article has a balloon, a portrait of a man, and what appears to be planets.

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September 25, 1909

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