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Mars

The Allan Hills 84001 meteorite courtesy of NASA/JSC/Stanford University.

Space

Organic compounds on Mars were produced by water and rocks, not life

Molecules containing carbon atoms, called organics, have been found all over Mars and could hypothetically have been formed by living organisms, but it seems they were not

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Rollin' Justin

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Meet Rollin' Justin, the future of humanoid exploration on Mars

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Mars Express took snapshots of Candor Chasma, a valley in the northern part of Valles Marineris, as it was in orbit above the region on 6 July 2006. The High Resolution Stereo Camera on the orbiter obtained the data in orbit number 3195, with a ground resolution of approximately 20 m/pixel. Candor Chasma lies at approximately 6? south and 290? east.

Space

Large deposits of water found on Mars below the surface at the equator

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Perseverance Mars rover

Space

Perseverance Mars rover uncovers the watery history of Jezero crater

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2G2ECWR (210611) -- BEIJING, June 11, 2021 (Xinhua) -- Photo released on June 11, 2021 by the China National Space Administration (CNSA) shows a selfie of China's first Mars rover Zhurong with the landing platform. The China National Space Administration Friday released new images taken by the country's first Mars rover Zhurong, showing national flag on the red planet. The images were unveiled at a ceremony in Beijing, signifying a complete success of China's first mars exploration mission. The images include the landing site panorama, Martian landscape and a selfie of the rover with the landing

Space

2021 in review: Three different missions land on Mars

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NASA's Ingenuity helicopter unlocked its rotor blades, allowing them to spin freely, on April 7, 2021, the 47th Martian day, or sol, of the mission. They had been held in place since before launch, and the unlocking is one of several milestones that must be met before the helicopter can attempt the first powered, controlled flight on another planet. This image was captured by the Mastcam-Z imager on NASA's Perseverance Mars rover on the following sol, April 8, 2021.

Technology

2021 in review: A helicopter flies on Mars for the first time

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An artist's depiction of the InSight lander on Mars.

Space

Marsquakes happen more often during the planet’s northern summer

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Curiosity

Space

NASA's Curiosity Mars rover tests new way to search for alien life

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A cliff face on Mars

Space

Ancient Mars lake had fast-moving floods that carried huge boulders

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Channels on Mars

Space

The deepest canyons on Mars were rapidly formed by devastating floods

While most riverbeds on Earth are formed via slow erosion by running water, many of Mars’s deepest canyons appear to have been carved by sudden, catastrophic floods

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Tim Peake: The future of humans in space

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Space

NASA’s Perseverance rover has been hit by 100 ‘dust devils’ on Mars

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Space

Astronauts could use their blood and urine to make Martian concrete

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Space

Martian cave entrances may offer a life-friendly radiation shield

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