Mars
First Arab space mission to Mars launches from Japan
The Emirati project is one of three racing to Mars, including Tianwen-1 from China and Mars 2020 from the United States, taking advantage of a period when the...
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United Arab Emirates set to launch mission to Mars
Japanese time Monday for a seven-month journey to the red planet, where it will orbit and send back data about the atmosphere
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Nasa's 'Perseverance' rover will scour Mars for signs of life
Should the SUV-sized vehicle touch down unscathed, it will start collecting and storing rock and soil samples, to be retrieved by a future mission and brought back to Earth in 2031.
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CRISPR, gravity waves, water on Mars: A decade of discoveries
From finding the building blocks for life on Mars to breakthroughs in gene editing and the rise of artificial intelligence, here are six major scientific discoveries that shaped the 2010s - and what leading experts say could come next.
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Rockin 'n' rollin on Mars: Rolling Stones have space rock named after them
Slightly larger than a golf ball, the “Rolling Stones Rock” is said to have rolled some 3 feet.
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After the Moon in 2024, Nasa wants to reach Mars by 2033
Jim Bridenstine, Nasa's administrator, said Tuesday that in order to achieve that goal, other parts of the program -- including a lunar landing -- need to move forward more quickly.
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Scientists find likely source of methane on Mars
In the 15 years since a European probe reported traces of the gas in the Martian atmosphere, debate has raged over the accuracy of the readings showing methane.
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Cheers as Mars InSight spacecraft lands on Red Planet
The dramatic arrival of the $993 million spacecraft marked the eighth successful landing on Mars in Nasa's history.
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Anxiety at Nasa as Mars InSight spacecraft nears Red Planet
Mars Insight's goal is listen for quakes and tremors as a way to unveil the Red Planet's inner mysteries, how it formed billions of years ago, and by extension, how other rocky planets like Earth took shape.
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Humans account for only 0.01% of life on Earth – but our impact has been immense
In terms of mass, is the living world mostly composed of animals, plants or bacteria? And is there more global biomass on land or in the oceans?
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Close encounter: Mars to be at closest point to Earth in 15 years
Mars will be 57.6 million kilometres from Earth on Tuesday, hitting its highest point in the sky at about midnight.
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Discovery of underground lake on Mars raises possibility of life
Whether anywhere other than Earth has harboured life is one of the supreme questions in science, and the new findings offer tantalising evidence, though no proof.
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Italian Space Agency says it’s found evidence of water on Mars
The Italian Space Agency believes it’s found a 20km wide underground lake of liquid water locked under thick ice near the planet’s south pole.
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What would happen to Earth after a super solar flare?
In an article published in June, Elon Musk warned of this cosmic inevitability: that life on Earth will go extinct if we don’t become a multi-planetary species.
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'Mars is home to its own volcano'
Just like our home planet, Mars hosts many volcanoes, and in fact is home to the largest volcano in the solar system, Olympus Mons.
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European space lander left crater on surface of Mars in crash landing
Scientists believe that the Schiaparelli lander plummeted to the ground from a height of 2 to 4 km.
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European scientists puzzle over Mars lander's radio silence
A European lander that descended to Mars on Wednesday has failed to send signs of life to its mothership.
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What awaits people on Mars?
US President Barack Obama wants to send people to Mars by the 2030s.
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Elon Musk outlines plans for humans to colonize Mars
SpaceX intends to fly to Mars about every 26 months when Earth and Mars are favourably aligned.
