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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…
Stunning Dunes, Crevices And Horizons From Mars Spacecraft
Who doesn't love Mars? Amid the bad news of a U.S. government shutdown now stretching towards Day 12, there are…
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…
Could The U.S. Government Shutdown Hammer Earth and Mars Missions?
As Day 2 of the United States government shutdown continues, some short-term effects are already in evidence when it comes…
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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…
What Does The Government Shutdown Mean For NASA?
A forthcoming NASA launch to Mars could be in danger of losing its launch window should a shutdown in the…
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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…
This Earth-Like Mars Rock Shows Diversity of Red Planet Geology
A strange rock encountered by the Mars Curiosity rover early in its mission has few similarities to other rocks found…