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Deltas and canyons on Mars hint at ocean that covered half the planet

Mars today is a frozen, dusty desert. But if you look deep inside Valles Marineris, the largest canyon system on Mars and in ...
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NASA's Mars Sample Return is dead, leaving China to retrieve signs of life from the Red Planet

NASA's plans for Mars sample return are effectively cancelled as part of a bill approved by the U.S. Congress, ending efforts ...
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Mars: Scientists Have Figured Out How Blue The Red Planet Used to Be

Mars is absolutely dripping with evidence that the red planet was once a striking blue, complete with glistening lakes, ...

Will NASA be able to restore communication with MAVEN Mars orbiter?

A Mars spacecraft has now been AWOL for more than a month. But NASA hasn't given up hope of restoring contact with the MAVEN ...
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Mars Can Actually Trigger Ice Ages on Earth Despite Being Millions of Miles Away

This doesn’t mean Mars causes ice ages on its own. Orbital cycles are only part of the picture. Earth’s oceans, atmosphere, ...
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After a month of no answer, NASA will try hailing its silent MAVEN Mars orbiter today

MAVEN has remained silent since Dec. 6 despite repeated attempts to contact it, according to NASA. As part of the recovery ...
Smithsonian Magazine on MSN

NASA to Resume Search for Missing Mars Orbiter, But Prospects of Re-establishing Communication With It Seem Slim

Scientists haven't heard from the MAVEN orbiter since December 6. It had been studying the Martian atmosphere for over a ...