Topic: Mars (Planet)
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Man and Mars through history
A look back over centuries at man's attempt to uncover information about the 'Red Planet.'Sources: NASA, American Museum of Natural History, and Scientific American
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Can the national debt be cut? How Republican candidates' plans compare.
Here's a comparative look at the candidates based on the group's numbers.
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David Foster Wallace's 10 favorite books
The late great novelist David Foster Wallace's 10 favorite books.
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In Pictures: Timeline of American rockets
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In Pictures: Space photos of the day: Massive craters
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George Lucas thrills fans, explains R2D2 difficulties
George Lucas thrilled lucky fans Saturday during a live, on-stage interview on topics ranging from the origins of Darth Vader's name to home-made droids.
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Trojan asteroid detected in Neptune's 'dead zone'
Trojan asteroid 2008 LC18 is orbiting in a fixed spot in Neptune's orbit where the gravitational pull of Neptune and the sun balance out. Its discovery may help shed light on questions about planetary formation.
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Perseid meteor shower tonight: It's a spectacular troublemaker
Perseid meteor shower tonight is at its peak. It's the only meteor shower known to have killed a satellite and delayed a space-shuttle launch. Enter the Meteoroid Environment Office.
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Perseid meteor shower makes impressive start
Perseid meteor shower promises to be one of the flashiest meteor displays of the year, if you can stay awake to watch them.
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In Pictures: Space photos of the day 08/06
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Life on Mars? Prime spot for Martian fossils identified.
Life on Mars: A new study has identified a spot that could be a good place to search for fossilized remains of life on Mars.
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Space rock lovers descend on New York for meteor gathering
The Meteoritical Society meets this week in New York to discuss all things space rock.
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In Pictures: Space photos of the day 07/23
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In Pictures: Space photos of the day 07/21
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In Pictures: Space photos of the day 07/20
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In Pictures: Space photos of the day 07/19
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NASA should use private spaceships, say astronauts
An open letter to Congress signed by 24 former NASA astronauts told Congress that privately owned spacecraft could carry people safely to the International Space Station.
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In Pictures: Space photos of the day 07/13
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Moonbase Alpha: New NASA game lets you run a virtual lunar station
Moonbase Alpha has players working together to restore oxygen flow and critical systems on a virtual lunar base after a meteor strike.
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In Pictures: Space photos of the day 07/02
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Mars or bust! White House announces new space policy.
The new national space policy calls on the space agency to target missions beyond low-Earth orbit – such as to an asteroid – by 2025, with the eventual goal of sending astronauts to Mars.
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Water on Mars flowed not too long ago, it turns out
Water on Mars flowed as recently as several hundred million years ago, much later than had been previously believed, researchers say.
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Water on Mars first discovered 10 years ago. Is it still there?
Water on Mars first discovered ten years ago, might still flow on the surface of the red planet.
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Mars cave, shrouded in mystery, discovered by a group of seventh-graders
Mars cave: as part of a research project to study images taken by a NASA spacecraft orbiting the red planet, a group of seventh graders has discovered a mysterious cave on Mars.
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This month, a rare view of dwarf planets Ceres and Pluto
Ceres and Pluto will come into opposition with the sun, offering a rare view of these two dwarf planets.
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New International Space Station crew blasts off on Soyuz rocket
New International Space Station crew departed from a Russian Soyuz rocket on Tuesday. Two Americans and one Russian cosmonaut are onboard.
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Four potential exploration sites for future Mars probe
From a list of 60, there are now four potential exploration sites for a future Mars probe, scheduled to launch next year.
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Water on Mars? Scientists say gigantic ocean used to cover one-third of Mars.
Water, water everywhere. Scientists say Mars had an ocean that covered one-third of its surface.
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In Pictures: Space Photos of the Day 06/15
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The moon may hold 100 times more water than previously thought
Researchers determined that the lunar water likely originated early in the moon's formation history, suggesting that it is, in fact, native to the moon.
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