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The first person on Mars 'should be a woman'

AseniorNasaengineerhassaidthefirstpersontosetfootonMarsshouldbeawoman.AllisonMcIntyre,whoputsprospectivespacetravellersthroughtheirpacesatJohnsonSpaceCenterinHo

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NASA begins countdown to new Mars mission in May

TheU.S.NationalAeronauticsandSpaceAdministration(NASA)isgearingupfortheMay5launchofitsnewMarslanderfromtheWestCoast.TheroboticInSight,shortforInteriorExploratio

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Dormant desert life hints at possibilities on Mars

ItmayrainonceadecadeorlessinSouthAmerica'sAtacamaDesert,buttinybacteriaandmicroorganismssurvivethere,hintingatthepossibilityofsimilarlifeonMars,researcherssaidM

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Israel Mars simulation: spacesuits, isolation and soil samples

“We’regoingtoMars!”“Astronaut”JacquelineFaytoldCGTNassheexitedthe50x50-meterMarspodsheandfiveotherspaceexplorershadsharedforfourdays.FayparticipatedinIsraelSpac

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Mars orbiter on precautionary standby mode: NASA

Inresponsetosensinganunexpectedlylowbatteryvoltage,MarsReconnaissanceOrbiter(MRO),atMarssince2006,putitselfintoaprecautionarystandbymodethisweek,accordingtotheU

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NASA's Senior Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity keeps finding surprises

U.S.NationalAeronauticsandSpaceAdministration(NASA)'sseniorMarsrover,Opportunity,recentlyuseditsnavigationcameratotakethecomponentimagesofpossible"rockstripes,"

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Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Preparing for Years Ahead

TheU.S.NationalAeronauticsandSpaceAdministration(NASA)planstokeepusingtheMarsReconnaissanceOrbiter(MRO)pastthemid-2020s,thespaceagencysaidonFriday."Wearecountin

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NASA turns selfies by Mars rover into stunning self-portrait

NASAhastransformedselfiestakenbyitsMarsroverCuriosityintoastunningself-portrait.Releasedthisweek,thephotoshowsCuriosityinthemiddleofthedusty,redMartianterrain,w

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Fun-loving Bruno Mars divisive in his Grammy glory

Afteratumultuouspoliticalyear,theGrammystookastandfortherightsofwomenandimmigrants--butthetopawardswenttoasingerwhosemindisonsex,boozeandparties.Thesurpriseswee

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Space explorer behind Mars mission says humans could move to Venus

ThemanbehindaprojecttoestablishapermanenthabitablesettlementonMarshassaidhehopespeoplewillonedayinhabitfloatingballoonssuspendedinVenus’thickatmosphereorpodsfix

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NASA tests small nuclear reactor that could power a habitat on Mars

EveryonefromElonMusktoDonaldTrumpwantstosendamannedmissiontoMarsinthenottoodistantfuture,buttherearequiteafewproblemsthatneedtobesolvedbeforewecanachievethatgoa

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Deep, buried glaciers spotted on Mars

BuriedglaciershavebeenspottedonMars,offeringnewhintsabouthowmuchwatermaybeaccessibleontheRedPlanetandwhereitislocated,researcherssaidThursday.Althoughicehaslong

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Mars may be not as dry as it seems, say researchers

ResearchersbelievetheyhavefoundtheanswerastowhathappenedtoallthewaterthatwasonceonMars.Muchofit,theyproposedWednesday,maybelockedupinstone."Theresultsrevealedth

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New island offers clues in search for life on Mars: NASA

Theworld'snewestisland--formedduringavolcaniceruptionintheremotePacificthreeyearsago--mayoffercluestohowlifepotentiallydevelopedonMars,NASAsaidWednesday.Theisla

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Trump to send astronauts back to the moon, eventually Mars

USPresidentDonaldTrumpsignedhisadministration'sfirstspacepolicydirectiveonMonday,formallydirectingtheUSspaceagencyNASAtosendastronautsbacktothemoonandeventually

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NASA builds its "souped-up" Mars rover mission

U.S.NationalAeronauticsandSpaceAdministration(NASA)announcedTuesdaythatitsnextmissiontoMarsin2020willboastasouped-uprovervehicletoseeksignsofancientmicrobiallif

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NASA discovery of water on Mars was actually sand

AnannouncementbyNASAin2015thatliquidwaterhadbeenfoundonMarswaspremature,accordingtonewresearch.Atanewsconferencethatyear,NASA'sdirectorofplanetarysciencedeclare