The spacecraft encountered a hurdle last Friday, when a hiccup during boot-up interrupted its planned activities and triggered a protective safe mode
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Spacecraft sees Martian moon Phobos in a new light
NASA’s Mars Odyssey orbiter has gained its first look at the moon, pursuing a deeper understanding by examining it in infrared wavelengths
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Martian trenches likely to become channels on Mars
Erosion-carved troughs may be infant versions of larger features known as Martian “spiders”
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Discovery of new gas on Mars provides more evidence for habitability
Boron has been identified for the first time on the surface of the Red Planet, indicating the potential for long-term habitable groundwater in the ancient past
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Mars’ ice deposits hold as much water as world’s greatest lake
Frozen beneath a region of cracked and pitted plains on the Red Planet lies about as much water as what’s in Lake Superior
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Curiosity rover heads uphill for new chapter on Mars
After collecting drilled rock powder in arguably the most scenic landscape yet, NASA’s mobile laboratory is driving toward other destinations
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Ancient Mars’ lakes formed much later than initially thought
Lakes and snowmelt-fed streams appeared roughly a billion years after a well-documented, earlier era of wet conditions
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Evaporation of ancient lakes formed Mars’ mineral veins
Formations found in Mars’ Gale Crater were formed by the drying up of great bodies of water, a new study has shown
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Modern Martian gullies not formed by abundant water, spacecraft finds
Data from NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter show that ravines on the Red Planet could be being made by carbon dioxide
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Watch LIVE: NASA announces new Mars rover
Tune in at 17:00 UTC to find out more about the next spacecraft to touch down on the surface of the Red Planet
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Mars was much more Earth-like in its past than previously thought, Curiosity finds
Chemicals found in Martian rocks by the rover suggest the Red Planet once had more oxygen in its atmosphere than it does now
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Curiosity sends ‘picture perfect’ postcard from Mount Sharp, Mars
The Martian image comes after NASA’s rover drilled its eighth hole on the Red Planet
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Opportunity prepares for an active winter on the Red Planet
The rover’s operators plan to use the vehicle through the upcoming Martian winter in order to conduct a survey of Marathon Valley
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What would Martian life be like?
Astrobiologist Charles Cockrell tells us what creatures we might find on Mars
Solar System
See a 14-mile high volcano
Witness this monster of a Martian supervolcano – the tallest peak in the Solar System
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Will comet 2013 A1 smash into the Martian surface in October 2014?
Comet 2013 A1 (Siding Spring) is set for a close encounter with the Red Planet in late 2014.
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When will Curiosity stop working?
How long will NASA’s Mars rover last for?