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NASA’s Mars Orbiter Appeared to Be Running Out of Fuel — Until It Wasn’t
For nearly two years, NASA engineers had been worried that the fuel supply of the Mars Odyssey orbiter was running low, bringing a tragic end to the precious spacecraft. But as it turns out, they had miscalculated what’s left in the orbiter’s gas tank and that it’s good to go for another two years, according…
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Go Back to an Age of Shoulder Pads and Stryfe in This Amazing History of Marvel’s X-Men Trading Cards
Jim Lee’s designs for the X-Men are burned into the minds of X-Fans like the Phoenix Force itself — whether you devoured comics, fell in love with the animated series, or, perhaps, just collected some of the iconic trading cards of the era. If you’re the latter, then we’ve got some very good news.
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Martian Dust Storm Sends NASA’s InSight Lander Into Safe Mode
The NASA InSight Lander was forced to enter safe mode last Friday as a Martian dust storm swept over its location. The ongoing storm has reduced the amount of sunlight hitting the lander’s solar panels, so mission controllers have reduced its activity to the bare minimum to reduce strain on the batteries.
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How NASA Plans To Keep Its Newest Mars Lander From Crashing To Pieces
NASA’s newest Martian lander is slated to do groundbreaking geologic research on the Red Planet. But first, it has to touch down this coming Monday. And landing on Mars is no easy feat.