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Epic Mars flooding triggered by collapsed crater lake
Noah would have loved this. Mars probably had its own colossal flood millions of years ago, when an ice-covered lake cracked open and gushed to the surface. The scenario hints that buried lakes sheltered microbes that may even now lie dormant
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Space Images: Preparatory Drilling Test on Martian Target 'Windjana' - NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
NASA's Curiosity Mars rover completed a shallow 'mini drill' test April 29, 2014, in preparation for full-depth drilling at a rock target called 'Windjana.' The hole results from the test is 0.63 inch across and about 0.8 inch deep.
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Mars' size as compared to Earth
Hint: It's probably a lot smaller than you think. Images courtesy of NASA.
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Microbial life on Mars? Maybe it came from Earth
Astrobiologists, or scientists who are studying the "origin, evolution, distribution, and future of life in the universe, extraterrestrial life and life on Earth," are the most eager to know if life, even microbial form, can live on Mars, the closest possible extension of the earth that we could terraform in the far future. But what if they can? Are we going to find one using Curiosity?
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Bacteria from Earth can easily colonize Mars
Bacteria from Earth could quickly colonize the surface of Mars, according to new research conducted aboard the International Space Station (ISS). Research into bacterial colonization on the red planet was not part of the plan to terraform the alien world ahead of human occupation. Instead, three teams investigated how to prevent microbes from Earth from hitching a ride to the red planet aboard spacecraft.
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NASA's Curiosity Rover Drills Sandstone Slab on Mars - NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
NASA's Curiosity Mars rover collected powder drilled from a rock on Mars on Monday, the third time this has ever been done and the first time on a sandstone target.
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Nova Scotia woman prepared for final frontier
Working 9 to 5 isn't for everyone. Kendra Christie answers the phone at her dad’s Shelburne County salvage yard but pines for life in a bubble, living and working on Mars as part of a colonization team. An existence on the red planet is now closer than ever for Christie, 29, who learned she had made the shortlist for an international space project that wants to send astronauts on a one-way trip to Mars.
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SpaceX CEO Musk’s main desire is to colonize Mars
Maverick entrepreneur Elon Musk, CEO of SpaceX , envisions his company playing a lead role in establishing human colonies on Mars. A successful entrepreneur with degrees in physics and business and a personal interest in computers, Musk has leveraged his unique background into an empire that has made him very wealthy, putting him in a position to pursue his lifelong dream of space travel.
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A habitable environment on Martian volcano?
The Martian volcano Arsia Mons may have been home to one of the most recent habitable environments yet found on the Red Planet, geologists say. The research shows that volcanic eruptions beneath a glacial ice sheet would have created substantial amounts of liquid water on Mars's surface around 210 million years ago. Where there was water, there is the possibility of past life.
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NASA Plans To Send People To Mars By 2035
NASA has recommitted itself to landing humans on Mars by 2035, but has admitted that this is a project that will require the world to work together. NASA's chief scientist Ellen Stofan gave a talk to the Royal Institution in London a fortnight ago, and video of the talk has now been released. "This is not something any one nation can do on their own," Stofan said. "It's something that humanity is going to do together."
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Flying Saucer Over Hawaii? NASA Tests New Spacecraft
NASA is ready to test a saucer-shaped spaceship that scientists' hope will be able to land heavier loads on Mars. Known as the Low Density Supersonic Decelerator (LDSD), the results of the experiment will be vital for potential missions to Mars. The battery of tests also includes a rocket-powered balloon device called Supersonic Inflatable Aerodynamic Decelerator that will test the functions of the saucer.
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Study: NASA can't afford a trip to Mars, but deserves the cash to do it
It's no secret that NASA's long-term goal is to get people to Mars. But how realistic is that objective, really? Unfortunately, the prospects aren't looking good right now. The National Research Council has conducted a review of NASA's space program that suggests its budget isn't practical for anything more than trips to lunar space, and might not even stretch that far.
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SpaceX's Elon Musk: I'll put HUMAN BOOTS on MARS by 2026
Electric car and rocket tycoon Elon Musk says that he'll put the first human boots on Mars well before the 2020s are over – and says he'll float his SpaceX company on Earth-bound stock exchanges once the interplanetary mission gets underway.
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Curiosity rover selfie celebrates first Martian year - CNET
Curiosity already passed the one Earth-year milestone, now NASA marks the occasion of a full Martian year with a fresh rover selfie.
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Martian flying saucer splashes down off Hawaii
NASA says it has successfully test-flown its “flying saucer” - the Low-Density Supersonic Decelerator (LDSD) - after meteorological conditions finally permitted the trial on Saturday.
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NASA's Curiosity Rover Takes The Best Selfies In The Universe
It's been almost two years since the Curiosity rover landed on Mars in August 2012. But last week marked its first full Martian year (687 Earth days) roaming the planet. Lucky for us, NASA has been releasing photos of the Red Planet taken by the rover, which set out on its mission to discover if life ever existed on the stunning planet.
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Astronomy: The Size of Stuff | Astronomy Central
The vast majority of objects out there in the universe are pretty big…moons, planets, stars, galaxies, so it can be difficult sometimes to get your head round their actual size. Here you’ll see how some space stuff out there compares to Earth stuff down here…
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How Wheel Damage Affects Mars Rover Curiosity's Mission
If there were mechanics on Mars, NASA may have taken the Curiosity rover into the shop by now. The 1-ton robot has accumulated quite a bit of wheel damage since touching down inside Gale Crater in August 2012.
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‘Swimming pool for bacteria’: There could be life on Mars today - new study
Water, near and on the surface of Mars, melts rapidly enough when combined with salt to allow bacterial life to flourish, despite the freezing temperatures on the planet, a new study from the University of Michigan claims.
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Big Pic: A Planet-Wide Map Of Martian Geology
From the equatorial highlands to the alluvial plains
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