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Humans Could Turn Green And Lose Eyesight While Living On Mars, Biologist Warns
The dream of colonising Mars appears difficult to achieve due to the brutal conditions on the planet, which experts have warned can cause people to turn green and lose their eyesight.
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NASA's Mars InSight Lander Data Reveals Surprising Results About Possibility of Life on the Red Planet
According to a recent study conducted by the researchers at the University of California San Diego, Mars' subsurface has little to no evidence of water. The surprising results were derived after studying the seismic data from NASA's Mars InSight mission. The InSight lander studies the subsurface of the red planet digging roughly 300 meters beneath ...
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ESA's Mars Express Mission Captures Image of Crater on Red Planet, Shares Uncanny Resemblance to Human Eye
European Space Agency's Mars Express mission captured an image of Aonia Terra, a crater-filled region in the Red Planet's southern hemisphere. One of the images shows a crater encircled by winding channels. A closer look would suggest that the image looks eerily like a human eyeball.
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Glaciers Could Have Sculpted Mars Valleys: Study
The question of whether ancient life could have existed on Mars centres on the water that once flowed there, but new research published Monday suggests that many of the Red Planet's valleys were gouged by icy glaciers not rivers.
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Proof Of Alien Existence On Red Planet?
Three tall "towers" standing in a perfect straight line on our neighbouring planet Mars in a recent image are claimed by some UFO and alien enthusiasts as clear evidence that highly intelligent beings exist there.
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Mars One Puts Back Planned Colonisation Of Red Planet
A British-Dutch company planning to install a community of humans on Mars admitted on Wednesday that it's project will be delayed by several years.
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Computer Glitch Blamed For European Mars Lander Crash
A tiny lander that crashed on Mars last month flew into the Red Planet at 540 kilometres (335 miles) per hour instead of gently gliding to a stop, after a computer misjudged its altitude, scientists said.
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Anxious Wait For News Of Mars Lander's Fate
Ground controllers waited anxiously for news Thursday on the status of a tiny European craft which touched down on Mars as part of a daring quest for life on the Red Planet, but may not have survived the impact.
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Europe Awaits News Of Mars Lander's Fate
Mission controllers anxiously awaited confirmation on Wednesday that a tiny European craft had landed on Mars as part of an ambitious quest with Russia to find evidence of life on the Red Planet.
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NASA's Maven Mission Captures Stunning Ultraviolet Image Of Mars
NASA's MAVEN mission has returned images showing the ultraviolet glow from the Martian atmosphere in unprecedented detail, revealing dynamic, previously invisible behaviour.
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NASA Selects 6 Firms To Develop Habitats For Mars Mission
In a bid to help advance the manned flight to Red Planet, the US space agency has selected six US companies to develop ground prototypes and concepts for deep space habitats.
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How Wind Created Mile-High Mounds On Mars: Researchers
Wind carved massive mounds of more than a mile high on Mars over billions of years, say researchers, suggesting that their location can help pin down when water on the Red Planet dried up during a global climate change event.
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NASA's Mars Orbiter Clicks Locations Shown in 'The Martian'
The Matt Damon-starrer "The Martian" begins with a region on Red Planet called Acidalia Planitia - the landing site for the sci-fi film's "Ares 3" mission.
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NASA Successfully Tests 'Flying Saucer' for Mars Mission
After a series of weather-related delays, NASA has successfully tested its revolutionary "flying saucer" that will help land heavier payloads on the surface of long-distance planets, including Mars.
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Oxygen on Mars to Make Human Missions 'Lighter'
Future human missions to the Red Planet may not have to carry heavy oxygen cylinders with them. Scientists are working on ways to produce the life gas on Mars itself.
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Humans Could Turn Green And Lose Eyesight While Living On Mars, Biologist Warns
The dream of colonising Mars appears difficult to achieve due to the brutal conditions on the planet, which experts have warned can cause people to turn green and lose their eyesight.
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NASA's Mars InSight Lander Data Reveals Surprising Results About Possibility of Life on the Red Planet
According to a recent study conducted by the researchers at the University of California San Diego, Mars' subsurface has little to no evidence of water. The surprising results were derived after studying the seismic data from NASA's Mars InSight mission. The InSight lander studies the subsurface of the red planet digging roughly 300 meters beneath ...
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ESA's Mars Express Mission Captures Image of Crater on Red Planet, Shares Uncanny Resemblance to Human Eye
European Space Agency's Mars Express mission captured an image of Aonia Terra, a crater-filled region in the Red Planet's southern hemisphere. One of the images shows a crater encircled by winding channels. A closer look would suggest that the image looks eerily like a human eyeball.
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Glaciers Could Have Sculpted Mars Valleys: Study
The question of whether ancient life could have existed on Mars centres on the water that once flowed there, but new research published Monday suggests that many of the Red Planet's valleys were gouged by icy glaciers not rivers.
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Proof Of Alien Existence On Red Planet?
Three tall "towers" standing in a perfect straight line on our neighbouring planet Mars in a recent image are claimed by some UFO and alien enthusiasts as clear evidence that highly intelligent beings exist there.
-
Mars One Puts Back Planned Colonisation Of Red Planet
A British-Dutch company planning to install a community of humans on Mars admitted on Wednesday that it's project will be delayed by several years.
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Computer Glitch Blamed For European Mars Lander Crash
A tiny lander that crashed on Mars last month flew into the Red Planet at 540 kilometres (335 miles) per hour instead of gently gliding to a stop, after a computer misjudged its altitude, scientists said.
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Anxious Wait For News Of Mars Lander's Fate
Ground controllers waited anxiously for news Thursday on the status of a tiny European craft which touched down on Mars as part of a daring quest for life on the Red Planet, but may not have survived the impact.
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Europe Awaits News Of Mars Lander's Fate
Mission controllers anxiously awaited confirmation on Wednesday that a tiny European craft had landed on Mars as part of an ambitious quest with Russia to find evidence of life on the Red Planet.
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NASA's Maven Mission Captures Stunning Ultraviolet Image Of Mars
NASA's MAVEN mission has returned images showing the ultraviolet glow from the Martian atmosphere in unprecedented detail, revealing dynamic, previously invisible behaviour.
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NASA Selects 6 Firms To Develop Habitats For Mars Mission
In a bid to help advance the manned flight to Red Planet, the US space agency has selected six US companies to develop ground prototypes and concepts for deep space habitats.
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How Wind Created Mile-High Mounds On Mars: Researchers
Wind carved massive mounds of more than a mile high on Mars over billions of years, say researchers, suggesting that their location can help pin down when water on the Red Planet dried up during a global climate change event.
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NASA's Mars Orbiter Clicks Locations Shown in 'The Martian'
The Matt Damon-starrer "The Martian" begins with a region on Red Planet called Acidalia Planitia - the landing site for the sci-fi film's "Ares 3" mission.
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NASA Successfully Tests 'Flying Saucer' for Mars Mission
After a series of weather-related delays, NASA has successfully tested its revolutionary "flying saucer" that will help land heavier payloads on the surface of long-distance planets, including Mars.
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Oxygen on Mars to Make Human Missions 'Lighter'
Future human missions to the Red Planet may not have to carry heavy oxygen cylinders with them. Scientists are working on ways to produce the life gas on Mars itself.
