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Did it snow on Mars? New research suggests ancient Red Planet precipitation was a lot like Earth
Was Mars a friendly planet for water, even life, in its ancient past? Huge channel networks run across its surface. Rocks ...
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Is NASA ready for the Red Planet? US senator's 'Mission to MARS Act' aims to modernize Johnson Space Center
Texas Senator John Cornyn announced a $1 billion MARS Act to upgrade NASA's Johnson Space Center to better support ...
The Red Planet's sky glows green—and makes history
"It took three unsuccessful attempts before we got it right, but when we did, it appeared exactly as we had imagined it; as a ...
First aurora photo from Mars shows green glow in the sky
Mars doesn't have an organized planetary magnetic field like Earth, so auroras can appear anywhere in the sky. Now there's a ...
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Scientists find hint of hidden liquid water ocean deep below Mars' surface
By studying seismic waves, researchers have found a layer deep beneath the surface of Mars that could contain enough liquid ...
NASA makes 'a step towards Mars' as space agency aims to send astronauts to planet
The Red Planet is the fourth from the sun and is the seventh largest planet. As the planet is dry, rocky and bitter cold, a ...
Mars astronauts would be able to see colorful aurora lights during solar storms, scientists prove
NASA said it's likely that if astronauts had been on the surface of Mars near the rover, they would have been able to see the glowing green lights. Original article source: Mars astronauts would be ...
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NASA researchers discover what happened to Mars' water
Mars was once rich with flowing water. Today, it's a cold, dusty desert marked by dried riverbeds and empty lake basins.