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VIDEO: NASA Just Launched Its Biggest-Ever Robotic Probe
NASA successfully launched its "Curiosity" Mars probe from Cape Canaveral, Florida, at 10:02 AM Saturday. The one-ton probe left Earth aboard an unmanned Atlas 5 rocket, reported the Associated Press....
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Russia's $170 Million Failed Mars Probe Will Crash To Earth In A Few Weeks
MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian spacecraft bound for a moon of Mars and stuck in Earth's orbit will come crashing back next month, but its toxic fuel and radioactive material on board will pose no danger of...
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And The Newest M&M's Character Is...
Mars will round out the M&M’s crew by introducing Ms. Brown in an ad during the first quarter of the Super Bowl. Not much is known about Ms. Brown, who will join the red, orange, yellow, blue, and...
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European Scientists Find Evidence Of Ancient Ocean On Mars
This post originally appeared at thejournal.ie SCIENTISTS HAVE ALREADY known that there was water on Mars – but now they’ve found evidence of an entire ocean. New results from a European Space Agency...
View ArticleRussian Gym Ad Claims You'll Be Able To Crack A Nut With Your Buns Of...
A bizarre ad for Orange Fitness in Moscow stars a woman cracking nuts with her butt (above). To make matters worse, the commercial completely rips off a 2003 ad for Leo's Sports Club in Munich which...
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Three Reasons Why You Should Seriously Consider Seeing 'John Carter'
Disney's John Carter flopped tremendously over the weekend due in part due to a bungled marketing campaign. The trailer was criticized for looking like an utterly generic science fiction movie. Even...
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What The Ms On M&M's Stand For, And How They Get There
In the early 1900s, Forrest Mars, Sr., the son of Chicago candy maker and Snickers bar creator Franklin Clarence Mars, worked his way through Europe learning the ins and outs of the candy business. He...
View ArticleThis Dutch Company Is Planning To Establish A Human Settlement On Mars In 2023
SpaceX is very exciting and all, but the Dutch team behind Mars One have a more ambitious plan: to put people on Mars by 2023. Given that man has only made it to the moon six times, that is one very,...
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This Incredible Plan For A Mission To Mars In 2023 Is No Hoax
Last week we stumbled across the incredible plans for Mars One. In case you missed it, those ambitious plans called for a build a trip to Mars in 2023, with the money for the trip coming from a...
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SCIENTIST: This Arid South American Landscape Is The The Most Similar Place...
New organisms discovered in the rocky soils of some of highest volcanoes in South America's Atacama region present the possibility of life on Mars. Through DNA analysis of the soil on Llullaillaco,...
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There Are Snowflakes On Mars
MIT researchers have found snowflakes in clouds on Mars. But the ice particles are not the kind you find on Earth (so relinquish your fantasies of little Martians building snowmen). To begin with,...
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NASA's Latest Photo Of Mars Is 'The Next Best Thing To Being There'
NASA is calling this incredible 360-view of Mars recently beamed down by the agency's Opportunity rover the "next best thing to being there." The panoramic view is actually a composite of 817 images...
View ArticleLanding On Mars = 'Seven Minutes Of Terror'
NASA is preparing to launch its next Mars rover, Curiosity, on August 5. But safely reaching the surface of the Red Planet is no short order. The operation is filled with engineering challenges...
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If You Plan On Going To Mars In 2023, You'll Still Be Able To Watch The Super...
Mars One is an ambitious plan for a one-way trip to Mars in 2023, funded by a reality TV-type media spectacle. The lucky astronauts will live on Mars for the rest of their lives. Sounds crazy? Well,...
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These Pictures Are The Closest You Will Probably Ever Get To Mars
Just a few days ago the Mars Rover Opportunity sent back this amazing shot giving us a glimpse into what the Red Planet really is like. Did you know that Mars is currently host to three functional...
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The Newest Mars Rover Makes Contact In Less Than A Week
NASA's newest Mars rover is less than a week away from its high-stakes landing on the surface of the Red Planet. The Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) Curiosity rover is scheduled to touch down on Mars at...
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NASA's New Spacesuits Can Handle The Worst Imaginable Environments
NASA hasn't designed a new spacesuit in 20 years. But with the possibility of sending an astronaut to the Moon, Mars or even an asteroid hanging in the future, the space agency needed something that...
View ArticleHow The New Mars Rover Will Use Chemistry To Search For Martians
Curiosity, the new Mars rover, is essentially a mobile chemistry lab decked out with instruments to analyze soil samples from the red planet to test for microbial life. Watch the video above to get a...
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Mission Control Will Know The Mars Rover Has Landed When They Hear WILL.I.AM
The newest Mars rover, Curiosity, is scheduled to touch down on the Red Planet on Aug. 5. The rover's descent is a big ordeal, but when the unmanned vehicle finally hits the rocky surface, the first...
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Here's What Astronauts Will Eat When They Head To Mars
When the first humans blast off on a mission to Mars around 2030, they'll need a special spacesuit and a food supply that will last the three-year duration of the trip, including the six months its...
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