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Martian meteorite that fell to Earth is full of ancient water, new scans revealA new study has revealed that the iconic Black Beauty meteorite contains much more hidden water than previously suspected. The rock, which fell to Earth from Mars, could reveal clues about the Red Planet's watery past.
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An ocean the size of the Arctic once covered half of Mars, new images hintMars may have been a "blue planet" with an ocean the size of today's Arctic Ocean, a new study suggests.
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NASA's Mars Sample Return is dead, leaving China to retrieve signs of life from the Red PlanetNASA's plans for Mars sample return are effectively cancelled as part of a bill approved by the U.S. Congress, ending efforts to collect Perseverance rover samples that could contain evidence of alien life.
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NASA spacecraft takes milestone 100,000th image of Mars (photo)NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter spacecraft has just taken its milestone 100,000th photo of the Red Planet using its high-definition camera. It reveals a dark region of moving sand dunes.
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City-size 'cosmic butterfly' carved into Mars' surface contains traces of ancient waterThe European Space Agency has released new images of a rare "butterfly" crater on the Red Planet. The bug-like structure sports a pair of smooth, rocky wings, which were likely "fluidized" by buried Martian ice.
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Time moves faster on Mars, posing new challenges to crewed missionsClocks on Mars tick faster by about 477 microseconds each Earth day, a new study suggests. This difference is significantly more than that for our moon, posing potential challenges for future crewed missions.
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Strangely bleached rocks on Mars hint that the Red Planet was once a tropical oasisBleached clay rocks found on the Martian surface suggest that the Red Planet was once home to heavy rainfall and tropical conditions, new Perseverance observations hint.
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Odd-looking rock on Mars is totally alien to the Red Planet, Perseverance rover findsNASA's Perseverance Mars rover recently came across an odd rock, dubbed "Phippsaksla," that is unlike anything else the robot has found on the Red Planet. It turns out that it probably isn't from our neighboring world and likely crashed on Mars instead.
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2 million black 'streaks' on Mars finally have an explanation, solving 50-year mysteryA new analysis of data from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter reveals that the majority of the Red Planet's dark "slope streaks" did not form as most researchers previously assumed.
