Life on Mars
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How to Search for Life on MarsTo aid in the search for life on Mars, people should look at the way primitive life on Earth modifies the environment around it.
By Tia Ghose Published
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Huge Underground Ice Deposit on Mars Is Bigger Than New MexicoA giant deposit of buried ice on Mars contains about as much water as Lake Superior does here on Earth, a new study reports.
By Mike Wall Published
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Europe Lost Contact with Mars Lander 1 Minute Before TouchdownThe European Space Agency lost contact with its ExoMars Schiaparelli lander less than a minute before it was supposed to land on Mars, scientists say.
By Megan Gannon Published
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European Mars Lander Separates From Mothership, Takes Aim at Red PlanetA European spacecraft destined to land on Mars detached from its mothership on Sunday (Oct. 16), setting the stage for a daring descent to the Red Planet's surface later this week.
By Tariq Malik Published
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Marsquakes Could Potentially Support Red Planet LifeBy Charles Q. Choi Published
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Huge Mars Lakes Formed Much More Recently Than ThoughtBy Mike Wall Published
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What Earth's Oldest Fossils Mean for Finding Life on MarsIf recent findings on Earth are any guide, the oldest rocks on Mars may have signs of ancient life locked up inside.
By Jesse Emspak Published
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3.7-Billion-Year-Old Rock May Hold Earth's Oldest FossilsTiny ripples of sediment on ancient seafloor, captured inside a 3.7-billion-year-old rock in Greenland, may be the oldest fossils of living organisms ever found on Earth, according to a new study.
By Tom Metcalfe Published
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Mars Life? 20 Years Later, Debate Over Meteorite ContinuesBy Charles Q. Choi Published
