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Gigantic 'spiderwebs' on Mars are the next big target for NASA's Curiosity rover, agency revealsCuriosity has just finished the latest leg of its 12-year Mars mission and will now set out to explore miles of web-like surface features left behind by ancient water on the Red Planet. The zig-zagging rocks could also provide clues about whether Mars once harbored extraterrestrial life.
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China's Mars rover Zhurong finds possible shoreline of ancient Red Planet oceanData from China's Zhurong rover has revealed what appears to be an ancient shoreline streaking through Mars' northern hemisphere.
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Boost for Mars life? Red Planet's magnetic field may have lasted longer than thoughtMars' global magnetic field may have hung around for 200 million years longer than scientists had thought, possibly giving life a longer window to take hold on the Red Planet.
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Perseverance rover watches 'googly eye' solar eclipse from MarsNASA's Perseverance Mars rover was treated to a 'googly eye' solar eclipse on Sept. 30 as the planet's moon Phobos passed in front of the sun.
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Strange green spots on Mars found by NASA's Perseverance roverNASA's Perseverance rover found strange green spots in Martian rock, potentially indicating a past interaction with liquid water.
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Perseverance rover watches a solar eclipse on MarsOn Sept. 30, NASA's Perseverance rover turned its eyes toward the sky and photographed a solar eclipse from Mars, capturing the tiny moon Phobos crossing the sun's face.
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Tiny photosynthetic aliens could be lurking in hidden bubbles in Mars' ice — and could soon be replicated on EarthA new NASA-led study suggests that photosynthetic microbes could thrive in hidden bubbles of meltwater below patches of ice on Mars. This could be one of the easiest places to search for extraterrestrial life "anywhere in the universe," the team says.
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'Cryptic terrain' and dark dust surrounds Mars' icy south pole, new photos reveal"Some of these features are surprisingly dark compared with their icy surroundings, earning their nickname of 'cryptic terrain.'"
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32 things on Mars that look like they shouldn't be thereThe more scientists study the Red Planet, the more they find unusual objects and patterns scattered across Mars' surface. Here are some of the most baffling.
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