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These gorgeous photos of 'Mars' were actually taken on Earth
If humans went to Mars, this is what it might look like, according to French photographer and author Julien Mauve:Mauve has traveled across the US to put together his project called "Greetings From...
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People trap themselves on this volcano for 8 months at a time — and it's...
Mauna Loa volcano, HAWAII — What will it be like to live and work on the red planet?To find out, I visited a Mars colony — OK, so it was a small camp near the top of a giant Hawaiian volcano. But it's...
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The husband of a volunteer Mars colonist is worried about saying goodbye to...
When Sonia Van Meter signed up for Mars One, a controversial one-way mission to establish a permanent human colony on the red planet, she accepted the possibility of leaving Earth behind — and her...
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Here's why the author of 'The Martian' says he's never setting foot on a...
Andy Weir, author of the sci-fi bestseller "The Martian," is afraid of flying.Actually, more like terrified.Which is a problem when your book suddenly surges in popularity, gets a movie deal, and...
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Watch NASA astronauts eat the first lettuce grown in space
Lately, astronauts at the International Space Station have been discovering their green thumbs — over the past month, they've been taking turns watering a plant. And today they enjoyed the fruit of...
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Scientists discovered the last lake on Mars, which might be preserving...
A trio of scientists says they've identified the best place to look for evidence of ancient life on Mars — one of the youngest lake-bearing basins ever discovered. Though Mars has no liquid water...
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The 10 most important things in the world right now
Hello! Here's what you need to know for Wednesday.1. Hillary Clinton is turning over her server to the Feds amid revelations of "top secret" emails. Clinton's use of a private email server for work...
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Here's what NASA will do if an astronaut dies in space
President Nixon was prepared for Neil Armstrong and the other Apollo 11 astronauts to die on the moon in 1969.Written in an old memo titled "In Event of Moon Disaster" is Nixon's backup speech for the...
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Here are the cold hard facts behind the fabulous Facebook hoax of a giant...
I almost fell for a Facebook hoax last week when I saw this post: In the post were two photos showing Mars to be similar in size to the moon — although anyone with an eye for detail can tell the photo...
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'The Martian' is the perfect picture of what it will take to survive on Mars
The secret to living on Mars, if Mark Watney in "The Martian" is any example, is a smart-ass attitude and killer survival instincts.That kind of main character makes for a really entertaining story,...
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Why 'The Martian' is going to blow 'Interstellar' and 'Gravity' out of the water
Two trailers for the film adaptation of Andy Weir's "The Martian" are out and the movie looks like it's going to be way better than "Interstellar" or "Gravity." To some, "The Martian" might just sound...
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Two MIT students just schooled a company trying to send people to Mars
Two MIT engineering students just faced off with a private company that wants to send people on a one-way trip to Mars — and one group won by a landslide.The debate stemmed from the students' scathing...
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'The Martian' is going to be the perfect picture of what it will take to...
The secret to living on Mars, if Mark Watney in "The Martian" is any example, is a smart-ass attitude and killer survival instincts.That kind of main character makes for a really entertaining story,...
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This MIT presentation reveals why the Mars One colony isn't feasible
Mars One, a private company that wants to send people on a one-way trip to Mars, has faced wave after wave of brutal criticism. Experts criticize its too-low budget, as-yet--nonexistent technology, and...
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BILL NYE: Mars is horribly inhospitable — here's why we should send humans...
Mars is a freezing, oxygen-less, barren wasteland.So why do we want to go there again?Planetary Society CEO Bill Nye appeared on astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson's StarTalk Radio show in March and...
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Neil deGrasse Tyson explains a fake Mars mission so well it almost hurts
If you aren't excited for the film adaptation of "The Martian," a bestselling sci-fi novel by Andy Weir, this new video starring Neil deGrasse Tyson may do the trick.Complete with epic music, stunning...
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Russia just announced it's going back to the moon
Over 40 years have passed since any human has walked on the moon, and all of them were American.Russia has some grand plans to change that as the US turns its attention to Mars.Roscosmos, the Russian...
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Elon Musk says we need to drop nuclear bombs on Mars to make it livable
Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla Motors and SpaceX, has an idea for how to colonize Mars and make it habitable for humankind.On "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" on Wednesday night, Colbert compared Musk...
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Elon Musk says the fastest way to make Mars livable is to nuke it
Billionaire Elon Musk wants to change the world. And with his hands in industries like rocket technology, electric cars, and solar energy, it seems like he could really do it.But when Musk appeared on...
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'The Martian' is the best space sci-fi movie of my time
I have seen the film adaptation of Andy Weir's best-selling novel "The Martian," and I can deliver my review in one sentence with zero spoilers: This is the best space sci-fi movie made within my...
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