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Tag: Mars
Martian dust devil seen skipping across the red planet
Researchers had to process the images to make this impressive dust devil really stand out.
So what is the Mars Sample Return mission exactly?
The Mars Sample Return mission is an effort to bring samples of Martian rocks and soil back to Earth, where ...
Ancient Mars watercourses may have been carved by ice sheets, not flowing rivers
A new study casts doubt over the conventional view of what early Mars looked like.
A fungus from Chernobyl could protect astronauts from radiation
It can covert radioactive energy into chemical energy
China successfully launches an ambitious mission to Mars
The mission will do a global survey of the planet
The United Arab Emirates successfully launches its first mission to Mars
The oil-rich country is officially a space power.
Curiosity embarks on the next leg of its journey
It should reach its goal by fall.
NASA delays its Mars 2020 launch by two days
They took this step due to "a contamination concern",
Aurora-like phenomenon spotted on Mars for the first time
The glow comes from oxygen atoms and it was long predicted, but never observed before
Scientists developed a polymer that can deliver oxygen for germination on Mars
For the first time, researchers have grown plants in a Mars-like environment.
Mars may have had planetary rings billions of years ago — and might get a new one
A tiny Martian moon suggests Mars may have had planetary rings.
Mars is wetter than initially thought (but still not wet enough for life)
Pockets of salty water can appear on the surface of Mars more often and across more of the planet than ...
Scientists discover evidence of ancient rivers in Mars
A cliff face on mars is telling us of its watery past.
Creatures beneath the seafloor give hope for life on Mars
Bacteria in rock deep under sea inspire new search for life on Mars.
NASA just released this insane 1.8-billion-pixel panorama of the Martian landscape
Nearly 1,200 individual images taken last year were pieced together to produce this epic panorama.
What will the Mars 2020 rover be called? You decide
You can choose out of 9 potential names proposed by school kids from all over the country.
Mars may be losing water faster than expected
Water vapor saturation in the Martian upper atmosphere is much greater than expected, which entails more water is escaping into ...
Mars gets auroras almost every day — it’s just that we can’t see them
Martian auroras are linked to water loss on the red planet's surface, which is why the connection is quite important ...
NASA maps ice water reserves inches below Martian surface
A new map of water ice trapped beneath Mars' surface could inform astronauts where they should land.
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