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Crystal-Rich Rock ‘Mojave’ is Next Mars Drill Target
A rock target where NASA's Curiosity Mars rover is using its sample-collection drill this week may have a salty story to tell.
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Russia-EU Mars Research Program to Be Completed
Works on Russia-EU Mars research program ExoMars will be completed, and two missions will be launched in 2016 and 2018, Sergei Savelev, deputy head of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos), said.
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NASA Mars Rover Opportunity Climbs to High Point on Rim
After completing two drives this week, NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity has paused to photograph the panoramic vista from the highest point the rover has reached during its 40 months of exploring the western rim of Mars' Endeavour Crater.
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Mars is warmer than some parts of the U.S. and Canada
On Thursday, the daily high temperature at Gale Crater -- a depression in the northwestern portion of Mars' Aeolis quadrangle -- climbed to negative 8…
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Potential Signs of Ancient Life in Mars Rover Photos
A careful study of images taken by the NASA rover Curiosity has revealed intriguing similarities between ancient sedimentary rocks on Mars and structures shaped by microbes on Earth.
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New analyses suggests water binds to sulfates in Martian soil
A research team led by LSU Geology and Geophysics Assistant Professor Suniti Karunatillake reveals a spatial association between the presence of sulfur and hydrogen found in martian soil.
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Inflatable ‘Donut’ to Bring Astronauts to Mars
NASA is crafting a donut-shaped inflatable landing mechanism, which will become the key to sending a manned expedition to Mars, AP reports.
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New Project Scientist for Mars Rover
The Curiosity is Ashwin Vasavada of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California.
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Isro’s Mangalyaan Completes 100 Days in Mars Orbit
India's Mars Orbiter (Mangalyaan) completed 100 days of its Martian orbit on the New Year's Day 2015 Thursday, space agency officials said.
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Russian space medic who led Mars experiment dies at 64
Boris Morukov, a Russian cosmonaut and doctor who led an extraordinary experiment in which volunteers simulated a flight to Mars while never leaving a Moscow car park, has died at 64, his scientific institute said Friday.
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Mars rover Opportunity suffering from ‘amnesia’ says NASA
Researchers at NASA are working to improve the memory of the Mars exploration rover Opportunity after a series of glitches in recent weeks led to what officials are describing as "amnesia" within the its memory banks.
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U.K. researchers plan to grow lettuce on Mars
A group of students at Southampton University in England are looking to grow lettuce on Mars.
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Mars mission boost welcomed by scientists
University of Leicester scientists, who are closely involved in the European mission to Mars -ExoMars- have welcomed support from the Government for the project.
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Tales from a Martian Rock
A new analysis of a Martian rock that meteorite hunters plucked from an Antarctic ice field 30 years ago this month reveals a record of the planet's…
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Russian scientists ‘map’ water vapor in Martian atmosphere
Russian scientists from the Space Research Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences and the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT), together…
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Flying over Becquerel
This latest release from the camera on ESA's Mars Express is a simulated flight over the Becquerel crater, showing large-scale deposits of sedimentary material.