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Want to own a huge chunk of Mars? It'll likely cost you up to $4 million
A 54-pound meteorite from Mars is expected to fetch up to $4 million when it goes up for auction later this month at ...
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Mars Seen Up Close in Stunning World First 60 Years Ago Today
As it flew by Mars, the spacecraft's onboard camera snapped 22 pictures of the planet's surface, sending them back home to ...
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Ancient Riverbeds on Mars Suggest Red Planet Was Wetter and More Complex Than Previously Thought
Researchers examining Noachis Terra in Mars’ southern highlands found evidence of extensive river networks – some hundreds of ...
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The first close-up images of Mars still elicit wonder, 60 years after they were captured
Mariner 4, built by JPL in Pasadena, took the images on July 14, 1965. One of the mission's leaders reflects on decades of ...
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Happy anniversary, Mariner 4! NASA probe got 1st-ever up-close look at Mars 60 years ago today
After its voyage past Mars, Mariner 4 maintained intermittent communication with JPL and returned data about the interplanetary environment for two more years. But by the end of 1967, the spacecraft ...
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Mystery of Mars' missing water could be solved by the planet's tipsy tilt
Mars has lost immense amounts of water over it lifetime, and scientists aren't sure exactly how. New research hints that the ...
Two meteorites found in the Sahara could be from the solar system’s least studied planet, scientists say
Researchers suspect that two meteorites found in the Sahara Desert in 2023 may originally have come from Mercury, which would ...
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The first Mars close-up
Sixty years ago today, NASA’s Mariner 4 spacecraft took the first up-close images of Mars, changing humanity's understanding ...
What Happened to Mars’ Water? A New Study Offers a Startling Answer
An analysis led by the University of Chicago of Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity rover data may explain why the planet was ...