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Could Life on Mars Be Lurking Deep Underground?

December 16, 2018 | Article

To find life on Mars, scientists may need to "go deep."
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NASA's Insight Lander on Mars Spotted from Space

December 16, 2018 | Article

NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter photographed the InSight lander, as well as the hardware that helped the stationary robot ace its Nov. 26 touchdown on the equatorial plain known as Elysium Planitia.
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Earth's Mysterious 'Deep Biosphere' Is Home to Millions of Undiscovered Species, Scientists Say

December 10, 2018 | Article

Should we search for life on other planets, or begin searching deep inside our own?
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Tiny 'Blueberries' on Mars Continue to Baffle Scientists

December 08, 2018 | Article

Snack-loving scientists working with the Opportunity mission on Mars dubbed tiny, iron-rich spheres scattered near the robot's landing site "blueberries," but these features were easier to name than to understand.
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Rare Rainfall in the Atacama Is Deadly for Its Tiniest Inhabitants

December 05, 2018 | Article

What is supposed to be a boon to life caused bacteria to burst like balloons.
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Soar Over NASA's InSight Landing Site on Mars in This Stunning Video

December 01, 2018 | Article

A new video gives a bird's-eye view of the patch of Mars that NASA's InSight lander now calls home.
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Mars InSight Stuck the Landing. Here's the First Thing It Did.

November 26, 2018 | Article

InSight stuck the landing on Mars — here’s what happens after touchdown.
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Touchdown on Mars! NASA's InSight Lands to Peer Inside the Red Planet

November 26, 2018 | Article

NASA's InSight lander touched down safely on the Martian surface today (Nov. 26), pulling off the first successful Red Planet landing since the Curiosity rover's arrival in August 2012.
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Twitter Erupts with Mars Madness As Lander Touches Down Safely on Red Planet

November 26, 2018 | Article

Bam, just like that, the Mars InSight lander plops onto the surface of its new home. Here's what Twitter had to say about the momentous landing.
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Why Is NASA Looking for 'Marsquakes'?

November 26, 2018 | Article

Are marsquakes the same as earthquakes?
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