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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Earth and moon may be younger than we think
A new study shows that the collision from which the Earth and moon were formed may have occurred much later than previously thought.
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Photo of alien planet proves they're created quickly
From the image of an alien planet, scientists have determined they are formed very rapidly.
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Did Mars once have oceans? New evidence says yes.
Sedimentary deposits suggest that Mars was once covered with seas and lakes of liquid water some 4.5 billion and 3.5 billion years ago.
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Discovery on Saturn's moon fuels speculation of alien life
Chemical data from Titan returned by NASA's Cassini spacecraft has led scientists to speculate that there are organic processes happening on the Saturnian moon's surface. But, if the data are correct, there are a lot of non-biological explanations that need to be ruled out first.
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Need help finding Uranus? For the next few months, it'll be next to Jupiter.
With a clear sky and a good pair of binoculars, you should have no trouble getting a glimpse of Uranus.
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Ancient water on Mars? Rare rocks may hold a clue.
There is, however, no firm evidence that Mars has ever hosted life.
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American astronauts have been spacewalking for 45 years
American astronauts have performed 239 spacewalks, each of which typically lasted six hours or more.
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Record 520-day Mars mission simulation in Russia begins
The endurance trial will simulate the 250-day flight to Mars, a landing and surface stay of up to 30 days, and then the 240-day trip back to Earth.
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Scientists await return of Japanese asteroid probe
Japan's Hayabusa spacecraft is scheduled to touch down in Australia on June 13. The probe might be carrying a little piece of asteroid.
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Rare sky show: Saturn, Mars, and Venus appear together this week
For those in the northern hemisphere, Saturn, Mars, and Venus will be sharing the same patch of sky this week.
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Cosmic rendezvous: Mars and Regulus to form striking pair in June
For the first few weeks of June, Mars and the star Regulus will appear to move closer together, offering a rare sky show.
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New robot landers will be built by private rocket-makers
Under NASA's new space plan, commercial spacecraft and services have a larger role than before.
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10 video games that should be made into movies
Starring Swedish-American actor Jake Gyllenhaal as a Persian nobleman, the movie adaptation of the 2003 video game 'Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time' opens Friday. Here are 10 more video games that would make great movies.
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NASA's WISE telescope delivers a stunning image of the Heart and Soul nebulae
The images of these star-nurseries were taken by NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE, space telescope, which is about three-fourths of the way through it's infrared scan of the entire sky.
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Liquid water may not be enough for alien life to survive
Scientists try to understand what other factors may promote life.
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Crater photos show off dynamic Martian winds
Photos indicated the direction and recentness of wind on Mars.
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Rare sky show this week: Moon to dance with Mars, Saturn, and Regulus
Starting on Wednesday night, look up at the sky and you might see a the moon in a four-night cosmic dance with Mars, Saturn, and the bright star Regulus.
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Life on Mars? NASA wants Martian rocks to find clues
NASA discusses trip to Mars to bring back rock and soil samples back to Earth. Here, they could be analyzed for fossilized traces of alien bacteria.
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In Pictures: Venus
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Neil Armstrong blasts Obama's plan for NASA
Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon, blasted Obama's decision to cancel NASA's manned mission to the moon.
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Asteroid spotted passing in front of spectacular Tadpole Nebula
1719 Jens, an asteroid passing through our solar system, passed in front of the Tadpole Nebula, about 12,000 light-years away, in a new infrared snapshot taken by NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer.
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Space shuttle Atlantis embarks on its final mission
After this flight of Space Shuttle Atlantis there are only two space shuttle missions left before the orbiters are retired.
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Why does China require that its astronauts be married?
Bachelors and bachelorettes need not apply to China's space program: If you want to ride in a Chinese rocket, you need to be hitched.
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Fireball found: Chunk of huge meteor that exploded over Wisconsin located
The largest fragment yet from last month's Wisconsin meteor has been found. Other small pieces have been discovered in 'America's Dairyland.'
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Life on Mars? Only in The Sun.
The Sun, a UK tabloid, ran the headline 'NASA: Evidence of Life on Mars.' Not so much, say scientists at the US space agency.
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