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Mars

Mega-rover ready to hunt for life signs on Mars

Space

Mega-rover ready to hunt for life signs on Mars

Plutonium powered and as big as an SUV, NASA's Curiosity rover is crammed with souped-up sensors and a new sky-crane landing system. Maggie McKee reports

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Mars 500 crew share thoughts on their mission

Space

Mars 500 crew share thoughts on their mission

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Tough astronaut bugs to blast off for Martian moon

Space

Tough astronaut bugs to blast off for Martian moon

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'Astronauts' to emerge from 520-day mock Mars mission

Space

'Astronauts' to emerge from 520-day mock Mars mission

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520 days: Surviving everyday life on a mission to Mars

Space

520 days: Surviving everyday life on a mission to Mars

Features

Evidence for Mars floods all dried up?

Life

Evidence for Mars floods all dried up?

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Mars rover reaches rim of vast, ancient crater

Space

Mars rover reaches rim of vast, ancient crater

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Dark streaks on Mars bolster case for liquid water

Life

Dark streaks on Mars bolster case for liquid water

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Next Mars rover will climb a mountain

Life

Next Mars rover will climb a mountain

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Rover may tackle Kilimanjaro-sized mound on Mars

Life

Rover may tackle Kilimanjaro-sized mound on Mars

NASA has whittled down the candidate landing site for Curiosity, its next Mars rover, from a possible four to two

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Earth

Gold-mine worm shows animals could be living on Mars

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Space

Medicines lose their potency in space

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Space

NASA should bring Mars rocks back to Earth, says panel

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Life

Looking for life on Mars? Try the salty bits

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