‘Marsquakes’ are a thing and they can tell us a lot about the red planet
NASA's InSight lander has spent the last year listening to the deep rumble of the red planet's interior. And its…
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Mars
Mars could have a Leap Day like Earth but way more complicated
February 29, "leap day", is an oddity on the calendar that occurs every four years in an attempt to sync…
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SpaceX wins launch contract for NASA mission to study unique metal asteroid
SpaceX has been awarded a $117 million launch contract for NASA's Psyche mission that will study a unique metal asteroid…
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NASA’s Mars Lander finds that the Red Planet’s magnetic field is really weird
Researchers studying the red planet uncovered a big surprise: the Martian magnetic field is about 10 times stronger than previously…
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Martian dust storms are driving away spacecraft-saving dust devils
Dust devils are pretty common on Mars - the Red Planet is, after all, a very dusty and windy place.…
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NASA Mars 2020 rover arrives in Florida to prep for July launch to the red planet
NASA's next Mars rover arrived in Florida this week (Feb. 12) to begin final preparations ahead of its planned July…
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NASA ramps Mars preparations with groundbreaking for new antenna
Ever wonder how spacecraft spread throughout our solar system communicate with Earth? They do so through an international array of…
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Mars sample-return mission gets boost from Trump’s 2021 budget request
On Monday, Feb. 10, the White House released its 2021 federal budget request, and in it, the administration identified NASA's…
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Mars’ longtime polar mystery may have finally been solved
From the surface, Mars may seem like a dry, desert-like world lacking water, but a closer look at the planet's…
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Mars’ atmosphere could help us better understand radio interference here on Earth
Have you ever tuned in to your favorite radio station only to hear another station playing on top of it?…
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Mars buildings could be built using components made from bacteria
Bacteria could be useful construction tools when it comes to building cities on Mars. Elon Musk recently detailed his plans…
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NASA’s newest space observatory could sniff exoplanet atmospheres for signs of life
Over the course of our existence, humanity has struggled to definitively answer the question: "Are we alone?" Is Earth the…
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NASA needs help bringing Martian samples back to Earth
NASA's upcoming Mars 2020 rover will land on the red planet in 2021. It's mission: to looks for signs of…
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Mars rover to Earth, this red planet has a methane problem
NASA's Curiosity rover has been exploring an area of Mars called Gale Crater, since landing on the red planet in…
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Scientists create ‘living concrete’ that could one day be used on Mars
Builders have been making concrete the same way for hundreds of years: by mixing sand with various binding materials. However,…
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NASA’s next Mars rover will pave the way for humans
NASA's Mars 2020 rover is scheduled to land on the red planet in February 2021, and when it does, it…
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SpaceX’s Elon Musk and his plans to send 1 million people to Mars
Elon Musk has big plans for Mars and it's no secret that the SpaceX founder and CEO envisions a future…
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NASA's resilient Curiosity Rover bounces back once more after attitude issue
NASA's Curiosity rover had a little attitude problem earlier this week. The issue sidelined the rover for a brief time,…
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Mars’ stunning polar ice caps spotted in new image captures from orbiter
Mars: beautiful, desolate, and the planet in the solar system whose seasons most closely match ours. The European Space Agency…
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NASA is sending a helicopter to Mars on its upcoming Rover mission
NASA is sending a helicopter to Mars. That's right, the Mars Helicopter, is a small, autonomous rotorcraft, that will travel…
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