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This Starkly Beautiful Picture Shows Springtime On Mars
Sand dunes emerge from a winter coat of carbon dioxide frost on a spring day in northern Mars, in a photo taken by the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter in January.The south-facing slopes are dark where the...
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A Giant Comet Headed Toward Mars Is Blasting Dust All Over Space
A comet poised to give Mars a close shave later this year is now blasting dust into space from at least two jets on its surface, photos from the Hubble Space Telescope reveal.The latest Hubble photo of...
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NASA's Experimental Lander Just Completed One Of The Coolest Launches We've...
NASA just performed a successful test of its Morpheus lander in one of the coolest launches we've seen lately.The Morpheus lander is a reusable, rocket-powered prototype vehicle that's designed to land...
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This Cornell Student Built A Rover To Help Colonize Mars
Three weeks ago, close to midnight, a group of fifteen students huddled at base station on the Engineering Quad at Cornell University. The Cornell Mars Rover team had been at work for 12 hours —...
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Don't Miss Tonight's 'Opposition Of Mars,' An Event That Only Happens Every...
Mars and the sun will be on directly opposite sides of the Earth on Tuesday, April 8, an event that happens roughly every two years.The "opposition of Mars" means that skywatchers will be able to see...
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NASA Explains The Source Of A Mysterious Bright Light On Mars
In a blow to UFO enthusiasts, NASA has said that a mysterious bright flash that appeared in photos of Mars taken by the Curiosity rover on April 2 and 3 is probably not a signal from aliens.Justin...
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NASA Is Testing A Flying Saucer For Landing On Mars
The jet-powered sky crane that lowered the one-ton Curiosity rover onto the Martian surface in 2012 just won't do when it comes time to putting the first humans on the Red Planet.To deliver heavier...
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Going To Mars Could Destroy Our Vision
Mars may possess a stark and austere beauty, but a manned Red Planet mission will likely not be easy on the eyes.Recently, scientists have begun realizing that spaceflight can cause serious and perhaps...
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This Spacesuit May Be Worn By The First Humans To Step On Mars
NASA's next-generation spacesuit is really coming together, with a little help from the public.The space agency revealed today (April 30) the "Tron"-like new look of its prototype Z-2 spacesuit, which...
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This Is A Really Cool Picture Of A Hole On Mars
NASA's Curiosity rover — still hanging out and working on Mars — is back to digging. On Tuesday, the six-wheeled robot did a test drill, making a hole about half an inch wide and nearly an inch deep, a...
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How Long Could A Human Survive On Mars Wearing Only Jeans And A T-Shirt?
BI Answers: How long could you survive on Mars wearing only jeans and a T-shirt?Mars is an unpleasant place. It's cold, full of deserts, and has very little oxygen or gravity.The average annual...
View ArticleQUIZ: Are These Photos Of Earth Or Mars?
Mars is about half Earth's size and millions of miles away, but in certain places, it looks a whole lot like our planet.We've been taking pictures of Earth since cameras were invented and now robots,...
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ELON MUSK: SpaceX Is Making Progress Toward A Mars Colony
Billionaire Elon Musk said his private spaceflight company SpaceX has made some progress toward establishing a permanent colony on Mars — a longtime goal in the entrepreneur's push to help make...
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NASA Just Found A Brand New Giant Crater On Mars
An eagle-eyed NASA spacecraft has spotted a fresh crater on Mars large enough to cover half of a football field, and it's no puny Martian pockmark. In fact, the crater is the largest new impact site...
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This YouTuber Might Become The First Man To Walk On Mars
In the early days of the manned space-program, astronauts held an almost mythological position in society. Across the country, little kids—and even grown men and women—looked up to these square-jawed,...
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Woman Who Claims To Have Seen An Alien Is One Of A Select Few Being...
For Lauren Reeves, a 30-year-old from New York, the most difficult part about living on Mars would be internet connection. "Like," Reeves mused in her application video for a one-way trip to Mars,...
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A Breakthrough Device For Landing On Mars Hits A Major Testing Snag
All six opportunities for NASA to test launch a new device for landing heavy payloads on Mars have been scrubbed due to weather.NASA said in a news release on Wednesday evening that the launch of its...
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ELON MUSK: We're Only A Decade Away From Putting Humans On Mars
"To infinity, and beyond" seems to be Elon Musk's motto these days.The electric car tycoon recently announced his intention to revolutionize the solar energy industry. Now Musk is setting his sights on...
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The Curiosity Rover Has Been On Mars For A Full Martian Year
NASA's Curiosity rover has now been exploring the Red Planet for a full Martian year.Curiosity wraps up its 687th day on Mars today (June 24), NASA officials said, meaning the 1-ton robot has completed...
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Curiosity's Chief Scientist Talks About The Darkest Moment During The Rover's...
On Aug. 5, 2012, NASA's Curiosity rover touched down on the surface of Mars. Its mission: To find out if Mars could have once supported life. Nearly two years later, the car-size rover's prime mission...
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