Can humans live on Mars?
Metallic robots constructed by ingenious humans can survive on Mars. But what about future human astronauts?
Space Exploration
Nov 19, 2012
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NASA-JPL director Charles Elachi talks about latest Mars mission
The car-sized Mars rover Curiosity, which landed on the Red Planet last month, is the biggest, most expensive and most ambitious planetary mission in many years. But it is just one of a sweeping portfolio of past and future ...
Space Exploration
Sep 19, 2012
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Threat to wildlife haven in 'scariest place on Earth'
An unlikely and unique cradle of biodiversity that runs the length of the world's most heavily-militarised border is being threatened by encroaching development, conservation experts say.
Ecology
Sep 9, 2012
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First words of safe landing on Mars - tango delta nominal
10:32 p.m. on the evening of Aug. 5 was turning out to be one long minute for Steve Sell. Of course, the previous six had been significantly protracted as well. When added together, the entry, descent and landing of NASA's ...
Space Exploration
Aug 22, 2012
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Astronauts go spacewalking to hang station shields (Update)
Spacewalking astronauts improved the safety of their orbiting home Monday by installing shields to protect against zooming pieces of junk.
Space Exploration
Aug 20, 2012
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Curiosity's mysterious Mars photo stirs speculation
Did Curiosity capture the galactic equivalent of the Zapruder film when it landed on Mars?
Space Exploration
Aug 9, 2012
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NASA shows first 'crime scene' photo of Mars landing
About 36 hours after NASA landed its $2.5 billion rover on Mars, it released Tuesday what it jokingly dubbed a "crime scene" aerial shot of where the parachute, heat shield and vehicle came down.
Space Exploration
Aug 7, 2012
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NASA lands rover on Mars to seek signs of life (Update)
NASA opened a new chapter in the history of interplanetary exploration on Monday when its $2.5 billion nuclear-powered robot Curiosity beamed back pictures from the surface of Mars.
Space Exploration
Aug 6, 2012
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Mars tugging on approaching Curiosity rover
(Phys.org) -- The gravitational tug of Mars is now pulling NASA's car-size geochemistry laboratory, Curiosity, in for a suspenseful landing in less than 40 hours.
Space Exploration
Aug 5, 2012
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Mars weather forecast 'good' for NASA landing
The weather conditions on Mars are expected to be favorable when NASA's $2.5 billion Mars Science Laboratory attempts its risky landing on August 6, the US space agency said Saturday.
Space Exploration
Aug 5, 2012
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