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Martian rocks may prove that water existed and altered Mars’ surface
For quite some time scientists have felt that the surface of Mars was greatly altered by water. They believe that flowing water helped formed the landscape and shape the planet leaving it the way it is currently. Unfortunately, they have been unable to locate proper evidence of water on the [...]
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Mars One mission has 78,000 applicants in just two weeks
The Mars One mission is only a one way trip, and some may even say it’s a death sentence. That’s not stopping anyone from applying to be one of the first pioneers on Mars, though. Just a mere two weeks after the application process was opened up to potential space [...]
Read More »Mars One, the first space colony, is now taking applications
You might remember a certain reality TV show we mentioned last week that will see contestants traveling to and living on Mars. Well, you can now submit an application to be part of the team when the journey starts in 2023. It’s going to cost you though. The application is [...]
Read More »Crazy TV reality show wants to send contestants on one-way trip to Mars in 2023
This is probably one of the crazier stories out there yet, but it’s also definitely one of the coolest. A project called Mars One is attempting to start the first ever human colony outside of our planet. On Mars. And turn the entire thing into a crazy reality TV show. [...]
Read More »These are (amazing) high-definition photos of Mars landscape
NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory sent to the Curiosity rover to Mars. It landed in early August. Since then there have been many images sent back to Earth thanks to the various cameras NASA attached to the rover. One such example are the high-definition photos Curiosity’s Mars Descent Imager camera took [...]
Read More »See Mars in high-definition courtesy Curiosity
Earlier this month all the hoopla was about Curiosity, a rover NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory sent to Mars. Although it boggles my mind how it did it, the Mars Descent Imager camera (known as MARDI) on Curiosity was able to shoot photos of Mars as Curiosity landed. As is typical [...]
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