
Celebrating 50 years of Martian imagery
Fifty years ago today, the first image of Mars was beamed back by NASA's Mariner 4. The image, which was followed by 22 others, was first closeup of another planet. ... more
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Curiosity rover finds evidence of Mars' primitive continental crust
The ChemCam laser instrument on NASA's Curiosity rover has turned its beam onto some unusually light-colored rocks on Mars, and the results are surprisingly similar to Earth's granitic continental c ... more
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OPERA satellite data sharpens US crop and water management
Alen Space begins SATMAR satellite validation over Bay of Algeciras
Deep Arctic gas hydrate mounds host ultra deep cold seep ecosystem
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Never Get Lost on Mars Again With NASA's New Red Planet Map
An application called 'Mars Trek', which was released by NASA on Friday, lets you explore the red planet from your computer or mobile phone.
The volcanos and craters of Mars can now be explore ... more
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Opportunity Rover's 7th Mars Winter to Include New Study Area
Operators of NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity plan to drive the rover into a valley this month where Opportunity will be active through the long-lived rover's seventh Martian winter, examin ... more
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Could This Become the First Mars Airplane
When an aircraft makes its first flight on Mars in the 2020s, a NASA Armstrong innovation may have made it possible. A prototype of the Preliminary Research Aerodynamic Design to Land on Mars, or Pr ... more
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Opportunity Gets Back to Work
Opportunity is on the west rim of Endeavour Crater at the 'Spirit of St. Louis' crater near the entrance of 'Marathon Valley.'
The Earth-Mars Solar Conjunction command moratorium and communica ... more
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NASA wants to send microbes to Mars to prepare for human habitation
As NASA considers the possibility of a manned mission to Mars, it may first send another lifeform: microscopic bacteria which could biologically engineer the planet's ecosystem, making it more habit ... more
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