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Ultra-High Detail Mosaic Of Mars’ Surface

This amazing image shows 90 per cent of Mars’s surface, imaged in ultra-high detail by the stereo camera aboard the European Space Agency’s Mars Express.

26 January 2013

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So, Just How Many Kilometres Has Humanity’s Extraplanetary Expeditions Racked Up?

While we’re not measuring humanity’s excursions off-world in light-years just yet, it turns out we have travelled a fair distance on non-Earthly surfaces. Here’s a handy infographic showing the distances covered by our various vehicles and rovers on the Moon and Mars.

19 January 2013

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Scientists Discover Spectacular River On Mars

Planetary scientists at the European Space Agency have released 3D images of the “striking upper part of the Reull Vallis region of Mars”, which reveal a 1500km long river running from the Promethei Terra Highlands to the vast Hellas basin.

17 January 2013

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Curiosity Is All Set To Drill Into Mars

NASA’s Curiosity rover is about to tap the rocky veins of Mars, which might yield clues to the Red Planet’s watery past.

10 January 2013

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Mars Colonists Wanted — Apply Here

Want to be a space pioneer? Not much tying you to planet Earth? Apply today and blast off for Mars! Yes, you really could be one of the first humans to set foot on the Red Planet, as Mars One is genuinely looking for new astronauts, and anyone anywhere can apply.

9 January 2013

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Trip To Mars Will Turn Astronauts Into Lazy Bros

While you’ve been out living your life in the sunshine and open air, scientists watched as six men willingly spent 520 days locked in windowless, steel tubes inside a Moscow warehouse. Results: this group, once cream of the astronaut crop, morphed into sluggish, unmotivated frat dudes.

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Mars Is Actually White

If you thought Mars was red, think again. When Curiosity gave the planet a New Year’s clean, she removed some of the red dust which covers the surface of the planet — and what lurks beneath is white.

5 January 2013

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There Is A Motherf**king Snake River On Motherf**king Mars

“Snakes on a Planet?” asks the Mars Curiosity Rover to herself. “No, but this sinuous rock formation I spotted on Mars looks like one.” WHATEVER, Mars Curiosity Rover! I’ve had enough of your lies!

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How Mars May Have Looked If It Was Covered In Water

By now, we all know that Mars was once home to water and may have even supported life. But what would the planet have looked like when it was lush and verdant?

3 January 2013

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Monster Machines: Robotic ‘Hedgehogs’ Will Explore A Martian Moon

Exploring micro-gravity climates like Mars, which has just 38 per cent of the Earth’s force, or its moon, Phobos, which has 1000 times less gravity than that, can be a challenge for rovers that rely on wheels or skittering legs for traction. That’s why Stanford researchers plan to survey the Martian moon with an fleet of bounding, spiked spheres.

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