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Dawn swoops to lowest orbit around Vesta – Unveiling Spectacular Alien World
[/caption] NASA’s Dawn Asteroid Orbiter successfully spiraled down today to the closest orbit the probe will ever achieve around the…
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Opportunity Discovers Most Powerful Evidence Yet for Martian Liquid Water
[/caption] NASA’s long lived Opportunity rover has discovered the most scientifically compelling evidence yet for the flow of liquid water…
Mars Orbiters Will Attempt to Take Pictures of the Curiosity Rover as It Lands
[/caption] Remember this amazing image from 2008? The HiRISE (High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment) camera on the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter…
Are Gas-Formed Gullies the Norm on Mars?
[/caption] In June 2000, Martian imaging scientists made a striking discovery -- data from NASA’s Mars Global Surveyor spacecraft found…
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Flawlessly On Course Curiosity Cruising to Mars – No Burn Needed Now
[/caption] Curiosity’s interplanetary injection was spot on ! - following her Nov. 26 blastoff aboard the 2 million pound thrust…
Microscopic Worms May Help to Colonize Mars
[/caption] Once the realm of science fiction, the prospect of colonizing other planets is getting closer to reality. The most…
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Curiosity Mars Rover Launch Gallery – Photos and Videos
[/caption] NASA’s Curiosity Mars Science Lab (MSL) rover is speeding away from Earth on a 352-million-mile (567-million-kilometer) journey to Mars…
Canary Islands Antenna Being Modified to Boost Signal to Struggling Russian Mars Probe
[/caption] Editor’s note: Dr. David Warmflash, principal science lead for the US team from the LIFE experiment on board the…
Could Curiosity Determine if Viking Found Life on Mars?
[/caption] One of the most controversial and long-debated aspects of Mars exploration has been the results of the Viking landers'…
Curiosity Rover Launches to Mars
The Mars Science Laboratory is now on an 8.5 month trip to Mars! Watch the successful launch above, and our…