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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…
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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…
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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…
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Are We Martians? Chemist’s New Claim Sparks Debate
Are Earthlings really Martians ? Did life arise on Mars first and then journey on rocks to our planet and…
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Curiosity Conducts Science on the Go and Zooms to Stunning Mount Sharp
Curiosity Spies Mount Sharp - her primary destination. Curiosity will ascend mysterious Mount Sharp and investigate the sedimentary layers searching…
Weekly Space Hangout – August 9, 2013
Gather round the internets for another episode of the Weekly Space Hangout. Where our experienced team of journalists, astronomers and…
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Opportunity Mountain Goal Dead Ahead as Mars Orbiter Restarts Critical Targeting Hunt for Habitability Signs
Opportunity rover’s 1st mountain climbing goal is dead ahead in this up close view of Solander Point at Endeavour Crater.…