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NASA Rover Spots Bizarre Donut Shaped Rock on Mars
NASA’s Perseverance rover has spotted a strange donut-shaped rock on Mars, which is likely a meteorite that crashed onto the Red Planet.
The bizarre big, dark stone, which has a hole in its center, was found surrounded by stones of...
Space
NASA Seals Crew in Mars Simulator for Next 378 Days
NASA has launched an important and groundbreaking Mars simulator mission that will span a remarkable 378 days. This mission involves a team of four dedicated individuals who will be confined within a simulated version of the planet Mars. The...
Science
Watch the First Livestream from Mars
A livestream from Mars was broadcast for the first time on Friday, using a once-obsolete camera aboard the European Space Agency’s Mars Express Orbiter.
ESA’s feed lasted for an hour. However, because of the vast distance between Earth and Mars,...
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The First Ever ‘Live Stream’ From Mars is Taking Place This Week
The European Space Agency (ESA) plans to air a groundbreaking event: a live broadcast from Mars! This extraordinary transmission will present fresh images from the Mars Express spacecraft at a rapid rate of one image every 50 seconds.
Roughly 187...
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Encoded ‘Alien Message’ Will Arrive from Mars on Earth Today
Earth is set to receive its first "alien" message from Mars on Wednesday in a project called "A Sign in Space".
The idea is to prepare scientists for the "profoundly transformational experience for all humankind' if otherworldly beings actually contact...
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Mars May Have Seen Snow 400,000 Years Ago
New evidence from China’s Zhurong rover suggests that liquid water could have been present on Mars much more recently than previously thought, possibly just 400,000 years ago. This water may have existed as snow on the planet’s sandy dunes,...
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Far Side of Mars’ Most Mysterious Moon Seen in New Images
The UAE Hope spacecraft has reached uncharted territory that no other device has been able to explore before. The team behind the Emirates Mars Mission shared new data and images on Monday that reveals an unknown aspect of Deimos,...
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Elon Musk’s SpaceX Starship Explodes After Launch
On Thursday Elon Musk's SpaceX launched the inaugural test flight of Starship, the most powerful rocket ever created and the vehicle that could one day return astronauts to the moon or — perhaps — propel the first trip to...
Space
Elon Musk’s Massive Starship Ready for Liftoff
Elon Musk’s SpaceX is on the cusp of its first attempt to launch its Starship spacecraft, the tallest and most powerful launch vehicle ever built, into orbit around Earth.
CEO Musk tweeted a short video Thursday alongside the message “Starship...
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NASA Finds Evidence of Lakes in Unexpected Region of Mars
NASA's Curiosity rover made an unexpected and exciting discovery when it arrived at the "sulfate-bearing unit" of Mars: rippled rock textures that indicate lakes once existed in this supposedly dry region.
Although researchers expected to find salty minerals leftover from...