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Scientists Find Evidence for Ancient Lake in Meridiani Planum on Mars

Posted in Science on 13th Aug, 2015
by Alex Muller

Evidence of an ancient lake that likely represents some of the last potentially habitable surface water ever to exist on the Red Planet.

NASA marks Curiosity's third anniversary with new interactive online tools

Posted in Software on 8th Aug, 2015
by Alex Muller

NASA has released two new tools designed to both educate the public and help scientists select future landing sites.

NASA confirms the discovery of a rocky exoplanet just 21 light years away

Posted in Science on 1st Aug, 2015
by Alex Muller

Planets like this, known as super-Earths, are ubiquitous throughout the galaxy.

Alien Auroras Found, 1 Million Times Brighter Than Any On Earth

Posted in Science on 30th Jul, 2015
by Alex Muller

Auroras, the displays of colors in the sky known on Earth as northern or southern lights, are also seen on all of the other planets with magnetic fields in the solar system.

Mars orbiter prepares for next year's InSight lander arrival

Posted in Science on 30th Jul, 2015
by Alex Muller

The InSight Mars lander mission may be more than a year away, but NASA is already moving its Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) to provide communications during the landing.