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NEWS ABOUT: Mars

Mars stories: 74 news summaries

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Mars Draws Near, Shines Bright

Our next chance for this good a look at red planet won't come until 2016

Dec 14, 07 4:56 PM CST
(Newser) - Astronomers of all abilities—and children scanning the night sky for Santa Claus—should be able to see a gleaming Mars as the red planet draws close enough, and into the right position, to outshine Sirius as the brightest evening star. Practically brushing shoulders with Earth—a mere 54,783,... More »

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astronomy • Mars • Earth • full moon

Feed Me, Seymour! Lab Decodes Floral Intelligence

Plant 'brains' may help build better robots

Oct 30, 07 3:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - Plants have signaling and response systems that could make major contributions to robotics and communications research. The controversial field of “plant neurobiology” starts from the assumption that plant biology mirrors the human nervous system—and has a lot to teach scientists and engineers, Wired reports. The head of the... More »

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artificial intelligence • intelligence • Mars • plants • robots • telecommunications • venus flytraps

Opportunity Knocks on Mars

NASA's rover explores bedrock that could be ancient Martian surface

Sep 28, 07 10:47 AM CDT
(Newser) - NASA’s Martian explorer Opportunity reached its first destination inside the cavernous Victoria Crater yesterday and prepared to get to work drilling into bright rock layers to collect data. The six-wheeled robot last month began the precarious decline into the crater, headed for a shiny piece of bedrock that scientists... More »

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NASA • Mars • Opportunity • Spirit • rover • robot • Victoria Crater

Russia Tests 'Real World: Mars'

6 cosmonauts will spend 520 days in  isolation on simulated journey

Sep 14, 07 2:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - In a sort of extraterrestrial edition of MTV's "Real World," Russia will lock six would-be cosmonauts in a "spaceship" for 520 days in a simulated voyage to Mars. As Russian scientists test the effects of extended isolation, participants will spend 2 years growing their own vegetables,... More »

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Mars • European Space Agency • cosmonaut • space travel • Russian Space Agency

Mars Rover Steps Into Crater

NASA vehicle got second chance, after withstanding a two-month dust storm

Sep 13, 07 6:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - The dust has finally settled on Mars, and NASA's Mars rover Opportunity took its first steps Tuesday 13 feet into the half-mile-wide Victoria Crater—and then backed out after slipping beyond acceptable levels. With Opportunity's six wheels perched over the lip of the crater, researchers paused the operation in order... More »

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NASA • space exploration • Mars • space • Opportunity • rover

Russia Shoots For the Moon

Cash-strapped space agency aims to send a man to the moon by 2025

Sep 3, 07 12:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - Russia has announced a plan to put a man (or woman) on the moon by 2025, reports ABC. The cash-strapped Russian space agency also plans a permanent moon base and a Mars mission. "The Russians have some big ideas, but their space program is coming up slowly from being... More »

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Russia • NASA • space exploration • Mars • space • moon • Russian Space Agency

Dark Chocolate Gets Sweeter Every Day

Milk chocolate's healthier sibling grows more popular than ever

Aug 22, 07 1:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - Overall chocolate sales are down, but Americans are increasingly indulging their sweet tooth with dark chocolate. The bitter, coffee-flavored treat is on the rise: Last year, dark chocolate sales surged 15% while sales of more popular milk chocolate dipped 5.5%. And boosted by claims of health benefits, dark chocolate... More »

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FDA • Mars • Hershey • chocolate • antioxidants • flavonoids • Nestle

Comet Dust Will Light Sky

Aug 11, 07 1:46 PM CDT
(Newser) - Comet debris will light up the sky tomorrow night and Monday morning with shooting stars as Earth passes through the Perseid meteor shower. For the best view, pick a dark spot away from city lights and look east, says the Discovery Channel. "It's going to be a great show,... More »

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NASA • Mars • space • star • atmosphere • Perseus • Perseids • meteors • meteor shower • shooting stars • comet • Swift Tuttle

Frozen DNA
Survives After
8 Million Years

Microorganisms from Antarctica look
like Martian data

Aug 7, 07 9:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - Scientists have nixed the notion that glaciers are lifeless blocks of ice by thawing chunks containing Antarctic organisms and watching them successfully divide on their own, the Los Angeles Times reports. The study suggests that these microorganisms, ranging from 100,000 to 8 million years old, could yield DNA and... More »

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evolution • global warming • Mars • DNA • bacteria • Antarctica • glacier • microorganisms • life • gene Popsicle

Robot Geologist Heads to Mars

NASA launches lander with years-long mission to red planet

Aug 4, 07 7:05 AM CDT
(Newser) - An unmanned rocket carrying a robotic excavation machine is on its way to Mars following a successful launch from Cape Canaveral this morning. The AP reports that the Phoenix Mars Lander should arrive on Mars in May, 2008, when it will collect and analyze soil and ice in search of... More »

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NASA • space exploration • Mars • space • Phoenix Mars Lander • robot

Martian Dust Imperils
Rover Mission

After 3 weeks with no solar power, fears of permanent damage

Jul 22, 07 9:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - The violent dust storm that has immobilized NASA's Mars rovers for three weeks shows no signs of letting up, and is now threatening the future of the mission. "This is by far the worst storm the rovers have ever seen,"  the rovers project manager told reporters. ... More »

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NASA • Mars • storm • rover

(Newser) - Mars Opportunity Rover has been perched on the edge of Victoria Crater on Mars for nine months waiting to descend and explore the crater. Then, this week, when scientists were to send it down, a dust storm thousands of miles wide partially blocked the sunlight Opportunity needs to recharge its... More »

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Mars • Opportunity • Spirit • rover

Europe Seeks Mars Test Volunteers

Wanted: 12 people to live in a mock-up 'spacecraft' for 500 days

Jun 20, 07 5:31 PM CDT
(Newser) - The European Space Agency is recruiting 12 volunteers to spend 17 months living and working in a series of interconnected modules that simulate an inter-planetary mission to Mars. The 'spaceship' is 19,250 cubic feet and is located at the Russian Institute for Biomedical Problems in Moscow. More »

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Russia • space exploration • Mars • European Space Agency • space • astronauts

Final Frontier Tests Terra Firma Ethics

NASA ponders death, sex during long
space voyages

May 1, 07 7:49 PM CDT
(Newser) - As NASA plans a three-year manned mission to Mars during the next three decades, Oregon Trail ethics are being updated. What do you do with bodies of pioneers who don't make it? A new document on crew health from the space agency deals with death and interment where no man... More »

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ethics • NASA • space exploration • Mars • space • astronauts • safety • cosmonaut

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