Topic: Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter
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In Pictures: Space photos of the day: Massive craters
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In Pictures: Space photos of the day: Exploring Mars
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Mars lava unlocks the red planet's secrets (+video)
The first lava ever seen in an extraterrestrial environment was spotted recently by scientists. It indicates that Mars was shaped by volcanic activity.
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Marsquake? How rumblings could bolster hope for life on Mars.
If seismic activity on Mars is recent, and it can be traced to a volcano, it could mean that there is a source of heat to melt ice and provide potential habitats for simple forms of life.
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NASA to exchange 'flagship' missions for small-ball projects (+video)
NASA is drastically scaling back its Mars exploration initiatives in exchange for smaller, more efficient missions, agency officials say.
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Is NASA giving up on Mars? (+video)
NASA's 2013 budget includes deep cuts to its planetary science mission, particularly its efforts to send spacecraft to Mars. Instead, the space agency will focus on human spaceflight and infrared astronomy. Is NASA now heading down the wrong path?
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Scientists find 'best evidence' yet for liquid water now on Mars
NASA's ongoing quest to 'follow the water,' in hopes of finding hints of life on Mars, has uncovered seasonally-appearing dark streaks that researchers call 'the best evidence we have to date of liquid water occurring today' – that is, not in the ancient past – 'on Mars.'
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Where did life exist on Mars? NASA chooses landing site for Curiosity rover
Curiosity rover, formally known as the Mars Science Laboratory, will land at the foot of an 18,000-foot mountain in Gale crater, NASA announced Friday. The mount is expected to yield unparalleled information on where and when life might have existed on Mars.
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In Pictures: Space photos of the day: Massive craters
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In Pictures: Space photos of the day: Exploring Mars
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In Pictures: Space photos of the day: Blowing in the Wind
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Mars may have been habitable underground, new research suggests
Evidence from an ancient meteor strike on Mars indicates the presence of liquid water at some point in the Red Planet's ancient past.
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In Pictures: Space photos of the day: Deep Impacts
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In Pictures: Space photos of the day 09/01
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In Pictures: Space photos of the day 08/02
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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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In Pictures: Space Photos of the Day 07/28
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In Pictures: Space photos of the day 07/01
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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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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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NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander officially kaput
It's official: NASA has declared its Phoenix Mars Lander, which fell silent in November 2008, officially broken.
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British tabloid finds life on Mars. NASA disagrees.
A Wednesday article in the the Sun, a British tabloid, carried the headline 'NASA: Evidence of Life on Mars,' leaving scientists from the US space agency wondering if there's intelligent life in the Sun.
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In Pictures: NASA's HiRISE camera's public suggestions
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In Pictures: NASA's journey into the universe
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NASA finds water ice in Mars craters
NASA's Mars Reconnaisance Orbiter spotted ice just below the surface that was exposed by fresh meteor crashes, not far from where the Viking 2 Lander looked in 1976.
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