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Mars October 20, 2015

Green cheese? Gold? NASA to reveal what Mars is made of

NASA will reveal new discoveries about Mars gleaned from the Curiosity rover's first rock powder sample in a high-profile press conference on Tuesday.

Mars October 20, 2015

Giant Mars crater shows evidence of lake ... and maybe life?

New photos of a huge crater on Mars suggest water may lurk in crevices under the planet's surface, hinting that life might have once lived there, and raising the possibility that it may live there still, researchers say.

Mars October 20, 2015

NASA's next goal: bring back samples from Mars

The next steps in NASA's Mars exploration strategy should build toward returning Martian rocks and dirt to Earth to search for signs of past life, a new report finds.

Mars October 20, 2015

What will it be like to live on Mars? Inflatable and super sustainable

It's been a long day, but you take one last glance around at the ochre sky and clay-colored earth before heading inside the inflatable, windowless structure you now call home.

Mars October 20, 2015

NASA gets new countdown clock just in time for Orion's launch debut; test flight Thursday

NASA has a new state-of-the-art space capsule on the launch pad and a new high-tech countdown clock to go with it.

Mars October 20, 2015

90,000 messages will be beamed to Mars Friday

Radio telescopes will beam tens of thousands of messages to Mars this Friday (Nov.

Mars October 20, 2015

NASA eyes crew deep sleep option for Mars mission

A NASA-backed study explores an innovative way to dramatically cut the cost of a human expedition to Mars -- put the crew in stasis.

Mars October 20, 2015

India puts spacecraft into orbit around Mars

India triumphed in its first interplanetary mission, placing a satellite into orbit around Mars on Wednesday morning and catapulting the country into an elite club of deep-space explorers.

Mars October 20, 2015

Gullies on Mars carved by dry ice, not water

Running water didn't create the channels that crisscross the surface of the Red Planet, a new study suggests.

Mars October 20, 2015

Rock sample taken by NASA's Mars rover could yield new chemical, mineral finds

Samples of Martian rock powder taken by NASA’s Curiosity rover this week could reveal new chemical and mineral elements on the red planet, team members say.

Mars October 20, 2015

NASA's Curiosity rover set to drill into Martian rock

NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover is set to drill into a rock for the third time on the red planet to collect a sample for analysis.