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The icy cold waters of Mars.
The Mars Express orbiter has revealed the first geological evidence of a system of ancient interconnected lakes that once lay deep beneath the…
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March 2019
February 2019
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Opportunity Rover says a goodbye that will break your heart.
One of the most successful and enduring feats of interplanetary exploration, NASA’s Opportunity rover mission is at an end after almost 15 years…
November 2018
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Mars or Bust! InSight Lander probes the Red Planet.
Mars has just received its newest robotic resident. NASA’s Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport (InSight) lander successfully touched down…
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NASA will look for Martian life with 2020 Rover.
NASA has chosen Jezero Crater as the landing site for its upcoming Mars 2020 rover mission after a five year search. The rover…
June 2018
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Dust Demons of Mars!
Dust Demons of Mars might sound like a nifty SF TV series episode from something like Doctor Who, but in actuality, it’s a…
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Ancient organics found on Mars by NASA! Current “mysterious methane” signature announced, today.
NASA’s Curiosity Rover has found new evidence preserved in rocks on Mars that suggests the planet could have supported ancient life, as well…
May 2018
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Missions: Mars gets deadly on BBC.
BBC Four is to air the French TV science fiction series Missions. The ten-part series will be the channel’s first international drama acquisition…
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How Mars was made?
NASA’s Mars Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport (InSight) mission is on a 300-million-mile trip to Mars to study for…
March 2018
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Can you hear the heart of Mars beating?
NASA is about to go on a journey to study the interior of Mars. Scheduled to launch as early as May 5th 2018,…
October 2017
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Mars gets a full simulated domed city.
Dubai’s head cheese, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, has just launched Dubai’s Mars Science City project. The City will cover 1.9 million…
February 2017
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The Space Between Us (film review by Frank Ochieng)
Somehow Hollywood continues to search for different outlets in conveying young love at the box office. Sure, the goal is always the same…
November 2015
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Mars’ Red Death: NASA discovers secret of what killed Mars!
NASA’s Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution – MAVEN – mission has identified the process that appears to have played a key role in…