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Op-Ed: To live and die on Mars — 1,058 people on short-list
Imagine if you will, being one of the lucky few chosen to make a one-way manned mission to the red planet. It will take a special kind of person, one with strength of character and ambition, and with a willingness to see the future in a new frontier.
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52 Russians Shortlisted For One-Way Mission to Mars
A non-profit organization preparing a one-way manned mission to Mars has shortlisted 52 Russians among the aspiring astronauts who want to become the first settlers to live and die on the red planet. The Netherlands-based Mars One said it had picked 1,058 potential space travelers from a pool of 200,000 people from more than 100 countries who had applied for a spot on a flight that is expected to take off in 2024.
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Mystery Rock 'Appears' in Front of Mars Rover
After a decade of exploring the Martian surface, the scientists overseeing veteran rover Opportunity thought they’d seen it all. That was until a rock mysteriously “appeared” a few feet in front of the six wheeled rover a few days ago.
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Mystery Mars rock reveals unexpected chemical composition
The rock that suddenly appeared next to the NASA’s Opportunity rover in the beginning of January turns out to have an irregular chemical composition for Mars: it has too much sulfur, magnesium and manganese, scientists say.
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Mysterious rock appears in front of Mars rover Opportunity
A photo taken on Sol 3540 (January 8th) shows a rock that wasn't visible in previous photos taken on Sol 3536. One theory is that it got stuck in a wheel and fell into its current position.
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Colonizing Mars, 1,058 people shortlisted. Will it work? (Infographic)
1,058 People Ranging From Ages 18-81 Shortlisted To Colonize Mars.
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Mars once had fresh water on surface
The surface of Mars once flowed with water fresh enough to sustain life, according to data collected by two of NASA's Martian rovers.
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Mars Exploration Program: Celebrating 10-Years on Mars!
10 years! It's amazing that it is still sending us images from 56 million km away.
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7 Fun Facts About Martian Dust Devils
In addition to sounding like an awesome name for a rock band, Martian dust devils have been intriguing astronomers and climatologists for decades. Here’s some amazing trivia about these red planet whirlwinds.
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The Opportunity Rover Looks Nearly Unrecognizable After 10 Years On Mars
The Opportunity rover recently celebrated 10...
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Mars and Orion over Monument Valley
Welcome to The World At Night. Sharing the night sky seen around the world, this view from Monument Valley, USA includes a picturesque foreground of famous buttes. Buttes are composed of hard rock left behind after water eroded away the surrounding soft rock. The two buttes on the image left are known as the Mittens, while Merrick Butte is on the right. Recorded in 2007 December, planet Mars is at the left of the skyscape, a glowing beacon of orange that is the brightest object in the frame.
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Mystery of Mars 'doughnut rock' solved
Scientists have found that the mysterious rock resembling a jelly doughnut discovered on the red planet is a piece of a larger rock broken and moved by the wheel of NASA's Mars Rover Opportunity in early January.
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NASA Scientists Find Evidence of Water in Meteorite, Reviving Debate Over Life on Mars
Scientists at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston and JPL have found evidence of past water movement throughout a Martian meteorite, reviving debate over life on Mars.
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Humans on Mars: Who Will Be First?
When are we finally going to put our own footprints on Mars?
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Mars One Way - Meet there people that want to go to Mars and never come back.
There were 200,000 people who applied to participate in a project called Mars One. It’s a private enterprise to establish a permanent human settlement on Mars and film a reality show along the way. The idea is to go in crews of four starting in 2024. The thing is, right now the technology can only get them there. "Mars One Way" documents the thoughts and theories of Five hopeful Mars One astronauts as they contemplate the reality of leaving planet Earth forever, for a new home on Mars.
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Mars Mount Sharp on the Horizon
Get out your red/blue glasses (red for the left eye) and look out over this expansive martian landscape. The panoramic stereo view is composed of images from the roving Curiosity's Navcam taken at a rest stop during a 100 meter drive on Sol 548 (February 19). The 5.5 kilometer high peak of Mount Sharp, also known as Aeolis Mons, is on the horizon, its base a destination for Curiosity. In the foreground are rows of striated rocks along the Junda .
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Red Planet Rising: Mars Shines Brighter Than It Has in Years
If you want to see Mars at its best, now's your time: This month, the Red Planet looks bigger and brighter than it has for the past six years.
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NASA Testing Flying Saucer Spacecraft Bound For Mars
Holidaymakers in Hawaii may get a shock this summer, according to NASA's intelligence, as a flying saucer will fly over the beaches of Hawaii. However, the disc is not extra-terrestrial, it will be launched from a U.S. Navy facility in Kauai in June as part of a project which will one day see the spacecraft, if successful, carry heavy loads of equipment and eventually people, to Mars, according to Science Recorder.
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What Mars One Needs is Genetically Altered Human Colonists
Mars One colonists must adapt to the harsh conditions on Mars. Wouldn't it be easier to genetically engineer human Martians?
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Blasting Mars with Missiles Is the Latest Hope for Finding Martian Life
There's a plan to send a fleet of probes to burrow deep under the Martian surface.
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