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5.10.2013

by Dani Johnson

Going to Mars with MAVEN

The Mars Rovers have shown us that minerals exist on Mars that only form in the presence of water. This discovery confirms the idea that the barren planet used to have potentially life-bearing water on its surface. Right now, the / read more…

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5.3.2013

by Dani Johnson

Extreme Surface Features Of Mars: Olympus Mons, Tallest Volcano In The Solar System!

With Mars being our closest accessible neighbor, it’s no surprise that we have had so many missions to study the red warrior. The six active missions to Mars include the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, the Mars Exploration Rover (Opportunity), and the / read more…

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4.10.2013

by Jennie Burd

So You Want To Go To Mars?

This year, a number of privately run organizations have been publicizing plans for manned missions to Mars, making the Curiosity rover feel undervalued and generally morose. But if you’re like me and you’ve spent a significant amount of time gorging / read more…

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1.18.2013

by Dani Johnson

Common Myths About Space – Revealed

I can remember being fascinated with space ever since I was a very young child. The first thing I did when we got our elementary school science text books was flip to the part about the planets so I could / read more…

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6.13.2011

by Brian Dunning

“Bio Station Alpha” Exposed

You have my pity if you’re among those who saw the recent video on YouTube, so popular that it went viral, made by a guy who saw something weird using the Google Mars app. It looked a lot like some / read more…

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