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Hubble Telescope Images Show Comet Dying As It Orbits The Sun [NASA PHOTOS]

Photos recently released show a comet dying as the Sun melts it away.

Journey To Mars: Virtual Tour Of The Red Planet With A Buzz Aldrin Hologram

Destination: Mars, a new "mixed reality" exhibition developed by Microsoft and NASA, opens at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex on Monday.

Mars Had Lakes Of Water Even A Billion Years After Its ‘Wet Era’ Ended

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A new study suggests that Mars may have been host to microbial life for a much longer time than scientists had hitherto believed possible.

NASA's Mars Rover Just Took Some Amazing Pictures Of The Red Planet's Rock Formations [PHOTOS]

NASA's Mars Rover has new images from Mount Sharp, an 18,000-foot mountain within the giant Gale crater that was first discovered by scientists in the 1970s.

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NASA Selects Partners For Development Of Deep Space Habitats

Six companies, including Boeing, Lockheed Martin and Orbital ATK, have been selected to develop full-sized ground prototypes and concepts for deep space habitats.

NASA Mars Image Dump: Massive Cache Of Over 1,000 Images Captured By Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Published

Comprising over 1,000 high-resolution images, this is the single-largest dump of images captured by the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter’s HiRise camera.

SpaceX Sends Next-Generation Mars Rocket Engine To Texas For Testing

The Raptor engine will be powered by liquid methane and oxygen, and will be used in the generation of rockets after the Falcon Heavy, colloquially known as the BFR.

Mars Had Ancient Lakes That Evaporated To Form Veins On Red Planet’s Surface

Scientists used the Mars Curiosity rover to explore Yellowknife Bay in Gale Crater on Mars, examining the mineralogy of veins that were once filled with groundwater.

NASA Celebrates Curiosity’s Fourth Birthday With A Mars Rover Game

NASA’s new Mars Rover video game lets players drive the rover around a simulation of Mars, awarding points for navigating and balancing it on the rough terrain.

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Mars Gullies Were Probably Not Made By Flowing Water, NASA Says

According to a new study based on data by NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, the trenches were likely formed by the seasonal freezing and sublimation of carbon dioxide

SpaceX’s Red Dragon Mission To Mars Likely To Cost Over $300M, NASA Official Says

As part of its ambitious plan to establish human colonies on the red planet, SpaceX plans to send its first uncrewed Dragon capsule to Mars as early as 2018.

NASA’s Curiosity Mars Rover Can Choose Its Target And Shoot Independently

NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover, using the AEGIS software, can select its targets based on specific brightness and size criteria laid out by scientists.

Mars 2020 Mission: NASA’s Life-Hunting Rover Passes ‘Major Development Milestone,’ Design And Construction To Begin Soon

The Mars 2020 rover, which NASA aims to land on the red planet in February 2021, is now ready to enter the final design and construction phase.

Water On Mars: ‘Recurring Slope Lineae’ Puzzle Continues To Confound Scientists

It’s been almost a year since these dark streaks were detected on the surface of the red planet. However, the mechanism behind their formation is still far from clear.

Mars’ Third Moon Died So That Two More Could Be Born, Scientists Say

A new study posits that the red planet was once orbited by a third, much larger moon that fell back on Mars a few million years after its formation.

Mars Soil Capable Of Growing Vegetables, Dutch Scientists Say

With NASA and other international space agencies hoping to send humans to live on Mars by the 2030s, a team of scientists has managed to harvest 10 crops in soil mimicking conditions on Mars.

Exclusive: Dear McDonald’s, Your Desserts Are Too Sugary. Love, A Giant Candy Company.

The candy company is concerned desserts that feature its products, such as the McFlurry, exceed in a single serving the amount of sugar the U.S. recommends anyone eat in a day.

NASA And UAE Team Up For Space Exploration, Mission To Mars

The agreement, signed Sunday, aims to increase collaboration between NASA and the UAE Space Agency on, among other things, exploration of Mars.

Mars Close Approach To Earth, Closest In 11 Years

At its closest point May 30, the planet will be seen with the naked eye, appearing like a red star that will outshine Sirius, the brightest star in our sky.

What Mars’ Ice Age Tells Us About Global Warming: Red Planet Still Recovering From Its Freeze 400,000 Years Ago

Scientists may be able to use Mars as a parallel to learn more about Earth and the possibility of sending people to the red planet.

India Test Launches Reusable Space Shuttle, Joins Global Race

The country test launched its home-grown winged reusable launch vehicle Monday, joining Japan, Russia and Europe in the race.

Mega Tsunamis May Have Wiped Out Ancient Shorelines On Mars

A study revives the hypothesis that the red planet once had enough liquid water to form an ocean occupying almost half of its northern hemisphere.

Mars’ Russet Surface, Polar Ice Caps Captured In Stunning New Hubble Photograph

A new image, captured by the Hubble Space Telescope, shows in stunning detail, the surface of the red planet.

Mission To Mars: Lockheed Martin Prepares For The Next Giant Leap; Unveils Design For Mars Base Camp

The structure, which the aerospace agency wants to place in orbit around the red planet by 2028, will serve as a stepping stone for humans seeking to land on Mars.

Subglacial Martian Volcanoes Shed Light On Red Planet’s Hot And Humid Past

New evidence has provided scientists more information about Mars’ past, when its surface may have been warm and watery enough to sustain microbial life.