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Why is Mars Red?
Another name for Mars is the Red Planet, and if you’ve ever seen it in the sky when the planet…
India’s First Mars Mission Set to Blast off Seeking Methane Signature
India is gearing up for its first ever space undertaking to the Red Planet - dubbed the Mars Orbiter Mission,…
Was This Ridge Habitable? Mars Curiosity Eyes Nearby Mountain
So Curiosity has been on Mars for an Earth year and is now, slowly, making its way over to that…
Penny For Your Martian Thoughts: This Is How A Coin Looks After 14 Months On The Red Planet
A high-power camera on the Mars Curiosity rover snapped a picture of a 1909 American penny featuring Abraham Lincoln. The…
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NASA’s MAVEN Mars orbiter granted ‘Emergency Exemption’ to Resume Processing during Government Shutdown
Technicians resumed spacecraft preparations for NASA’s MAVEN orbiter today (Oct. 3) aimed towards meeting the hoped for Nov. 18 launch…
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Government Shutdown Stops MAVEN Work; Threatens NASA Mars Launch!
The upcoming Nov. 18 blastoff of NASA’s new MAVEN Mars orbiter is threatened by today’s US Federal Government shutdown. Launch…
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Opportunity Scaling Solander Mountain Searching for Science and Sun
Opportunity starts scaling Solander Point - her 1st mountain climbing goal See the tilted terrain and rover tracks in this…
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Curiosity Discovers Patch of Pebbles Formed by Flowing Martian Water on Mount Sharp Trek
NASA’s Curiosity rover has discovered a new patch of pebbles formed and rounded eons ago by flowing liquid water on…
Curiosity Rover Finds No Methane On Mars. What’s Happening?
NASA's Mars Curiosity rover can't find any sign of methane on the red planet, but the agency emphasized that methane…
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Curiosity Rolls into Intriguing ‘Darwin’ at ‘Waypoint 1’ on Long Trek to Mount Sharp
Curiosity’s views a rock outcrop at ‘Darwin’ after arriving for a short stay at ‘Waypoint 1’ on Sept 12 (Sol…