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The imperial units error that downed a multi-million-dollar Mars probe
20 years ago, NASA鈥檚 Mars Climate Orbiter dived too deep and was crushed in Mars鈥檚 atmosphere. The reason? A mix-up between metric and imperial measurements
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The rocket Elon Musk wants to send to Mars is almost ready to launch
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Earth
Bacteria fly into the Atacama Desert every afternoon on the wind
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Mars 2020 rover cameras get eye exams to hunt life on the Red Planet
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Terraforming Mars with strange silica blanket could let plants thrive
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Humans
James Lovelock says artificial intelligence is the start of new life
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Life on Mars
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Unique chance to confirm methane spikes 鈥� and perhaps life 鈥� on Mars
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Physics
Mars meteorite assault stopped 500 million years earlier than thought
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Japan wants to launch the first ever rover to visit a Martian moon
In 2024, Japan wants to send a rover to one of Mars鈥檚 moons, Phobos and Deimos. Samples taken there could help us sort out how they formed and whether they hold ice
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Mission to Mars: The complete guide to getting to the Red Planet
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Surviving Mars lets you enjoy the highs and lows of building a colony
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Why ‘Martian’ Tanya Harrison loves everything about the Red Planet
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NASA鈥檚 InSight lander on Mars has felt its first marsquakes
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