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Mysterious grooves on this moon point to almost certain death
We’ve said it before: Mars’ moon Phobos is doomed. But a new study indicates it might be worse than we thought.One of the most striking features we see on images of Phobos is the parallel sets of...
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Something awful is happening to the largest moon of Mars
Deep, scar-like grooves wind all the way around the Martian moon Phobos, and now scientists think they mean something ominous: The tiny moon is slowly being shredded into pieces."We think that Phobos...
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MIT scientists have charted a course for Mars that they say beats NASA's by a...
NASA wants to send its astronauts to Mars, but first it should make a brief detour to the moon, according to a group of MIT researchers.It's a very different plan than the NASA astronauts in the latest...
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Future humans could live in subway-like tunnels on Mars
Unlike our lovely Earth, Mars won't shield us from blasts of cosmic radiation.If we hope to live there, we'll need to equip our future colonies with underground tunnels, Robert Zubrin, founder of the...
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People are sharing this image from 'The Martian' to celebrate America’s...
The science fiction novel-turned-movie "The Martian" has spawned an awesomely nerdy meme that gives props to NASA.It shows how many "sols"— Martian days — that both "The Martian" main character Mark...
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Neil deGrasse Tyson explains why a private company won't get us to Mars
Although dutch company Mars One aims to send unmanned robotic missions and ultimately the first settlers to Mars, celebrity astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson said private companies won't be the ones...
View ArticleA space engineer explains why humans will never go past Mars
Louis Friedman, an aerospace engineer and author of "Human Spaceflight: From Mars to the Stars," believes that humans may never travel past Mars. The former head of The Planetary Society says...
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Sending humans to Mars could uncover a disturbing truth to one of life's...
If humankind successfully lands people on the surface of Mars, we could discover an important clue about the origins of life on Earth — one of the greatest scientific mysteries in human history. A...
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This new engine could ferry supplies to Mars using 100 million times less fuel
Scientists have figured out how to create a new ion engine that uses 100 million times less fuel than a chemical rocket.Though the device is a lot less powerful, it could some day be a cost-effective...
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President Obama just named his favorite movie of the year — here's why his...
President Obama just revealed his favorite movie of 2015: Ridley Scott's "The Martian."According to Vanity Fair, Obama didn't offer any explanation for why it was his favorite, but he's certainly not...
View ArticleNASA shows off their humanoid robot that they want to send to Mars
NASA released new footage of the humanoid robot they want to send to Mars.The robot, named Valkyrie, is being tested for its ability to handle the red planet's rocky terrain and hope it can also...
View ArticleNASA is revolutionizing our understanding of Mars — here's how
2015 marked 50 years of successful NASA missions to Mars which started with Mariner 4 in 1965. These are the NASA rovers and satellites currently exploring the planet.Produced by Ruchika AgarwalFollow...
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Elon Musk fears a 'third World War' could ruin his dreams to colonize Mars
In an interview with GQ, Tesla Motors and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk explained some of the potential obstacles to one of his greatest ambitions: creating a living community on the red planet Mars.First, Musk...
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The witty author of the 'The Martian' told us his favorite science jokes —...
The biggest sci-fi hit of 2015 all began with Andy Weir and his best-selling book "The Martian," which is a thrilling survival story based on the planet Mars.Weir is a software engineer by profession...
View ArticleHere's all the dramatic video from last night's record-setting landing by SpaceX
SpaceX has set a record in the race to make commercial space flight a reality. Elon Musk and his company have successfully launched and landed a rocket at their Cape Canaveral headquarters. Produced by...
View ArticleHere's why Elon Musk wants to colonize Mars
If Earth is ever threatened by an apocalyptic event, how can we ensure the survival of the human species? The answer may be to move to Mars. Here's how it could happen.Produced by Alex Kuzoian and...
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NASA calculated the surprising amount of money it would cost to send a...
Oliver Giddings is a five-year-old British boy who dreams of one day becoming an astronaut.And he certainly has the first step down: a curiosity for space.This year, Giddings wrote to the Royal Mail...
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The government wants NASA to build a $55-million deep space habitat by 2018
NASA may dream of sending humans to Mars in the coming decades, but the fact remains that nobody's really sure how we'll survive the journey or set up camp on the red planet.The Orion spacecraft that...
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Five scientific breakthroughs we've learned from the International Space Station
The International Space Station is the longest-running continuously inhabited human outpost in space – this year it celebrated its 15th anniversary. As the ISS orbits the Earth it is essentially in a...
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5 big breakthroughs scientists got out NASA's $150-billion space station
The International Space Station is the longest-running continuously inhabited human outpost in space, and this year it celebrated its 15th anniversary.As the ISS orbits the Earth it is essentially in a...
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