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The Hard Call: Looking for Life on Mars Amid Rubble, Rocks and Soil Samples
Asking "Is there life on Mars?" means searching for something unknown. These samples may help us...
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Rocking and Rolling: Mega Marsquakes Shake Up Planetary Science
Earth has earthquakes. Mars has marsquakes! Big ones, at that.
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Travel to the Moon or Mars: The Case for Humanity's Next "Giant Leap"
Is manned travel to the moon humanity's next "giant leap", or is Mars the better choice?...
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Mars Exploration: Getting There and Staying There
Mars exploration mission concepts first developed in the early 1950s. Today, we are closer than ever...
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NASA's InSight Mars Lander Could Gather Vital Data for Colonization
NASA's InSight Mars lander will help determine if we can create colonies on the Red Planet.
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Africa Yields Clues to the Formation of Mars
Curious about the formation of Mars? A meteorite found in the Sahara desert may have some...
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From Mars to Tabby's Star: Extraterrestrial Discoveries
In 1877, observations of Mars promised what seemed like one of the great extraterrestrial discoveries —...
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Stars, Mars and Dark Matter: The Biggest Space Discoveries of 2018
The biggest space discoveries of 2018 (black holes, dark matter and Mars) added more mysteries to...
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From the Congo to Mars: How Rapid Diagnostic Testing Saves Lives
Rapid diagnostic testing is one of the latest healthcare technological advances, changing the way medical professionals...
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Can You Really Become a Mars Land Owner?
One day humans will visit the Red Planet and, but legally they cannot become land owners...
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Organic Matter on Mars Could Point to Life Years Ago
Organic matter on Mars in the form of the heterocyclic compound thiophene could hint at life...
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Mars Exploration? 3 Problems Science Needs to Solve First
Humans have long fantasized about Mars exploration and colonization. That dream could become a reality now...
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First Marsquake Launches Field of Martian Seismology
Analysis of the first marsquake and 480 subsequent temblors are giving NASA's Mars Insight Lander science...
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The Geology of Mars: How Eyes in the Sky Lead to Boots on the Ground
Humankind once studied Earth without the benefit of a view from orbit. But today, when it...