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Mars was hot then cold then hot again. Could life have really survived there?
New research suggests that temperatures on ancient Mars may have fluctuated between hot and cold periods through a relatively ...
An object left a big gash on Mars. It also spawned a quake.
The image below, taken by the European Space Agency's Trace Gas Orbiter (which arrived at Mars in 2016), shows one of the ...
From Earth to Mars in Two Years? NASA’s Nuclear Solution
NASA is working on a groundbreaking nuclear electric propulsion system that could dramatically speed up trips to Mars. The ...
NASA scientists make incredible new Mars discovery - 'unlike anything we've ever seen'
NASA's remarkable new sample from Mars will help scientists get a better understanding of the planet's history and whether it ...
NASA says Mars rover sample has textures 'unlike anything we've seen’
NASA’s Perseverance rover has collected a sample from Mars that has textures “unlike anything we’ve ever seen before.” Known ...
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How early Mars stayed warm enough for water and possibly life
Harvard scientists explain how Mars had warm spells billions of years ago, allowing rivers and lakes to exist.
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We may finally know what causes Mars' gigantic, planet-wide dust storms
Mars' southern hemisphere absorbs a lot of the sun's energy during the Red Planet's spring, and that may be causing Mars' ...
The red planet's hot again, cold again history: Explaining persistent hydrogen in Mars' atmosphere
The fact that the cold, dry Mars of today had flowing rivers and lakes several billion years ago has puzzled scientists for ...
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Curiosity Rover Spots Ancient Water Ripples on Mars, Hinting at a Past With Shallow, Ice-Free Lakes
The 3.7-billion-year-old formations in the planet's Gale Crater suggest the presence of long-gone bodies of liquid water, with no ice covering the surface ...