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Curiosity Confirms That Mars Was Once Suitable For Sustaining Life
A look into the Red Planet’s more hospitable past.
Dennis Tito’s Planned 2018 Mars Mission Will Block Radiation With Poo
“Without risk, there is no knowledge.” That wise quote was from June Scobee Rodgers, widow of Challenger commander Dick Scobee, …
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Mars Curiosity Rover’s Panoramic View is Beautiful And Creature-Free
You open the mailbox and beneath the small stack of bills, and you find a postcard from a traveling family …
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Mars Could Harbor Microbial Life Even Now
The recent news of microbes being present in at least one lake beneath Antarctica has reaffirmed many suspicions that some …
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Americans Overly Optimistic About NASA Putting Humans On Mars
There’s a thin line between optimism and flat-out lunacy. Optimism is when you look at a glass half-filled with water …
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Mars Needs Women (And Men): You Can Apply To Be A Martian Colonist
In addition to being an amazing accomplishment in and of itself, NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover has rekindled a bit of …
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Sleep Issues May Affect Missions To Mars
Because sending a spacecraft to Mars wasn’t tough enough to begin with, now potential astronauts have another problem to contend …
The Mars Society Builds A Mars Colony In The Utah Desert
In the 21st Century, the world is looking to Mars. It’s the brass ring for scientists and space tourism entrepreneurs. …
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NASA Stalwart Rover Opportunity Has Completed Matijevic Hill Observations
I can’t tell you how many things I’ve owned that didn’t last nine years without malfunctioning in at least one …
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NASA Backpedals On The Historic Martian Discovery Claims
One of the most important things to keep handy when you’re working in any kind of journalism is a nice …
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SpaceX CEO Has Huge Plans For Mars Colonization
He wants you to get your ass to Mars…assuming you can pay.
NASA Teases Major Mars Announcement
One of the main mission goals of NASA’s Curiosity rover is to search for evidence of life on Mars — …
Gorgeous Shot Of Mars’ Marineris Canyon, The Deepest Canyon In The Solar System
Curiosity has put Mars back in the public eye in a big way in recent months, but that scrappy rover …
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Was Mars Actually A Wet Planet?
When the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter spied vast clay deposits on the surface of Mars, it was a major discovery that …
Will.i.am’s Song Will Be The First Broadcast From Mars
NASA is very happy to see the Mars Curiosity Rover is part of the current pop culture landscape. To add …
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Curiosity Sends Back A Stunning Pic From Mars And A Message From The NASA Administrator
The Curiosity rover is still running through its system checks before it gets started with the real business of exploring …
Mars Draws More UFO Claims With New Curiosity Photos
Just after it landed on Mars, photos taken by Curiosity of a mysterious puff of smoke that appeared and then disappeared …
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NASA Announces Its Next Mars Probe
The Mars Science Laboratory has only been on Mars now for two weeks, but even as it tested out its …
Curiosity Sends Back First Full-Color Panoramic Shot From Gale Crater
Back in 2012, NASA’s Curiosity rover touched down in Gale Crater on Mars, allowing some first glances and truly amazing …
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India Planning Unmanned Mars Mission Next Year
NASA’s Curiosity rover has managed to briefly drag the 24-hour news cycle away from the sex lives of people who …
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Total Recall vs Total Recall: Side By Side Comparison Of Original And Remake
A head-to-head battle!
Promoting Curiosity, NASA’s Big Gamble
It seems like you can’t go two minutes on the internet these days without hearing about the impending landing of …
The Curiosity Rover’s Landing On Mars Will Be “Seven Minutes Of Terror”
The Mars Science Laboratory, also dubbed Curiosity, was launched on November 26, 2011, and is scheduled to land in Gale …
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Mars One Mission Could Become A Reality TV Show
It was bound to happen sooner or later. Everything else has been the basis for a reality show, so why …
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Rover Sends Back An Incredible Photo From The Surface Of Mars
For quite some time, the photos NASA sent back from Mars were vague snapshots of dust or closeups of bland …
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The 12 Mile Dust Devil Photographed On Mars
We may be a long way off from putting a man on Mars but as technology continues to improve and …
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Espionage Or Rusty Gear? Russian Space Probe Engines Fails To Fire
I think someone forgot to tell Russia that it’s no longer 1985. The Cold War is over, guys. We aren’t …
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