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A spacecraft that orbited Mars for four years just returned incredible photos...
The Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM), the Indian Space Research Organisation's (ISRO's) first interplanetary mission, has now been in space for four years.This mission made India the first country to enter...
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Good news, now you can buy 2 pounds of imitation Mars dirt for just $20
The University of Central Florida is selling imitation Martian dirt.It costs $20 for 2.2 pounds (1 kg).Shipping is not included.The soil is meant to be a research tool ahead of space travel.There are...
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NASA's only plan to return astronauts to the moon after nearly 50 years just...
NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) is designed to be the world's most powerful rocket — one able to take astronauts to the moon and Mars.However, the $12.2-billion effort to develop and launch the first...
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Defectors from SpaceX, Blue Origin, and Tesla are developing a remarkable...
There is no wiggle room once you land on Mars. You either have what you need to survive, or you die.That risk is dramatically portrayed in the sci-fi book and movie "The Martian," in which a stranded...
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A tiny satellite bound for Mars just snapped a picture that makes the red...
NASA's InSight Mars lander launched on May 5 and will reach the red planet on November 26.But two small satellites, collectively called Mars Cube One, are also nearing the world.One of these...
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Elon Musk says it'd be ironic if he died on Mars — but thinks 'the most...
Elon Musk is trying to colonize Mars with his rocket company, SpaceX.The tech mogul has said a mission to the red planet could be deadly but has hinted he may go at some point.Musk appeared on a Recode...
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Elon Musk and SpaceX are building a monster rocket for Mars. Here's how big...
Elon Musk's aerospace company, SpaceX, is building a gigantic rocketship to reach Mars.The Big Falcon Rocket, or BFR, will use a fully reusable booster and a fully reusable spaceship.In SpaceX's...
View ArticleThe worst storms on Earth are nothing compared to the weather on other planets
Earth has some pretty severe weather— hurricanes, earthquakes, and tsunamis can be devastating — but we're better off living here than on other planets. Earth's worst storms are nothing compared to the...
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The sunrise on Mars has an eerie sound and scientists have recorded it
Image sonification helps scientists understand more about terrain, weather, and health issues.Using information about brightness, colour, and terrain elevation from a picture taken of a sunrise on...
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NASA will dig for signs of alien life on Mars in Jezero Crater — the landing...
NASA has picked a landing site for its upcoming Mars 2020 rover.The space agency will try to land its nuclear-powered robot in Jezero Crater, a giant impact near the Martian equator.Jezero Crater was a...
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NASA 'will eventually retire' its new mega-rocket if SpaceX, Blue Origin can...
NASA is building a super-heavy-lift rocket called the Space Launch System to send astronauts back to the moon.The SLS program has seen multiple delays and cost overruns, and the rocket is not...
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Elon Musk just announced a new name for the 387-foot-long SpaceX rocket he...
Elon Musk and his company SpaceX have been working on a gigantic, 387-foot-long spacecraft that's designed to eventually send humans to Mars.The spacecraft has been dubbed Big Falcon Rocket (BFR for...
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NASA's Mars lander is just days from reaching the red planet — here's how to...
NASA's InSight lander is scheduled to land on the red planet Monday, November 26. This is the first mission to Mars since 2012.Once there, the lander will study Mars' temperature and check for...
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NASA's InSight robot is about to land on Mars. Here's how it might survive '7...
NASA will try to land its InSight probe on the surface of the red planet around 3 p.m. ET on Monday.The robotic lander must survive "seven minutes of terror" before touching down and beginning a series...
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NASA's $830-million Mars mission is about to land. Here's a second-by-second...
NASA's InSight robot will attempt a Mars landing around 3 p.m. ET on Monday, November 26.The $830-million mission must perfectly execute thousands of steps to not burn up, crash, or get tossed into...
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NASA's newest Mars mission lands on Monday — here are 13 incredible facts you...
NASA'sInSight Mars lander will try to land around 3 p.m. ET on Monday, November 26.The robotic probe could be the first Mars mission to measure the "vital signs" of the world and decode its internal...
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The US is the only country that's ever landed something on Mars, and Monday...
NASA's InSight will arrive at Mars on Monday following a six-month journey, with intent to dig deeper into the planet than anything before. Landing on Mars is always risky. Only about 40% of missions...
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Elon Musk says there's a '70 percent chance' he'll personally travel to Mars
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said there's a "70 percent chance" he'll personally travel to Mars. Musk told Axios that he believes Mars exploration is more than just a fantasy dreamed up by the super-wealthy...
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NASA is dropping a solar-powered lander onto Mars today — here's what InSight...
NASA's Mars InSight lander is set to hit the red planet's surface this afternoon.The robot will scan for Mars quakes, the Martian version of Earthquakes.It will also give scientists a better idea of...
View ArticleWhy it's so difficult to land a spacecraft on Mars
NASA'sInSight probe is scheduled to touch down on Mars today, but it's easier said than done — only 40% of Mars landings have been successful.Mars' atmosphere is 100 times thinner than Earth's making...
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