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  Remaining Martian Atmosphere Still Dynamic

  April 8, 2013 — Mars has lost much of its original atmosphere, but what's left remains quite active, recent findings from NASA's Mars rover Curiosity indicate, scientists report. Evidence has strengthened that Mars ... > full story
• Global Warming
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  How Carbon Moves Within Planet Plays Big Role in Planetary Atmosphere Formation

  April 8, 2013 — A new study suggests that the way carbon moves from within a planet to the surface plays a big role in the evolution of a planet's atmosphere. Mars, which likely released much of its carbon as ... > full story
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  NASA Selects Explorer Investigations for Formulation

  April 8, 2013 — NASA's Astrophysics Explorer Program has selected two missions for launch in 2017: a planet-hunting satellite and an International Space Station instrument to observe X-rays from ... > full story
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  NASA Taps the Power of Zombie Stars in Two-in-One Instrument

  April 8, 2013 — Neutron stars have been called the zombies of the cosmos. They shine even though they're technically dead, occasionally feeding on neighboring stars if they venture too close. Interestingly, these ... > full story
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  Rocket Powered by Nuclear Fusion Could Send Humans to Mars

  April 4, 2013 — Scientists are building components of a fusion-powered rocket aimed to clear many of the hurdles that block deep space travel, including long times in transit, exorbitant costs and health ... > full story
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  Used Parachute on Mars Flaps in the Wind

  April 4, 2013 — Photos from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter show how the parachute that helped NASA's Curiosity rover land on Mars last summer has subsequently changed its shape on the ... > full story
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  Final MAVEN Instrument Integrated to Spacecraft

  April 3, 2013 — An instrument that will measure the composition of Mars' upper atmosphere has been integrated to NASA's Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN (MAVEN) spacecraft. MAVEN has a scheduled launch date of ... > full story
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  Crawler-Transporter Receives New Roller Bearing Assemblies

  April 2, 2013 — For more than a year, NASA's crawler-transporter (CT) 2 has been undergoing a major tuneup in the Kennedy Space Center's Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB). Recent work has included preparations to ... > full story
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  Growing Plants on Mars

  March 28, 2013 — Concrete plans for a one-way ticket to Mars have been forged. Food will have to be grown on location. Is this a distant future scenario? Not for scientists researching whether or not it is possible ... > full story
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  Saturn Is Like an Antiques Shop, Cassini Suggests; Moons and Rings Date Back to Solar System's Birth

  March 27, 2013 — A new analysis of data from NASA's Cassini spacecraft suggests that Saturn's moons and rings are gently worn vintage goods from around the time of our solar system's birth. Though they are tinted on ... > full story

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