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Dream of Mars exploration achievable: experts
WASHINGTON, May 5, 2013 (AFP) - NASA and private sector experts now agree that a man or woman could be sent on a mission to Mars over the next 20 years, despite huge challenges.
May 05, 2013 -
Mars rover collects first bedrock sample
WASHINGTON, Feb 10, 2013 (AFP) - In a first, the Mars rover Curiosity has penetrated a rock on the Red Planet and collected a sample from its interior, the US space agency announced Saturday.
February 10, 2013 -
Mars rover detects hint of possible life
CHICAGO, Dec 4, 2012 (AFP) - The Mars rover Curiosity has offered a tantalizing taste of evidence that there was once life on the Red Planet, but scientists said Monday it is too soon to make much of the first soil analyses.
December 04, 2012 -
Life on Mars? Maybe not.
NASA downplayed Wednesday talk of a major discovery by its Martian rover after remarks by the mission chief raised hopes it may have unearthed evidence life once existed on the Red Planet.
November 22, 2012 -
Rover eyes 'man-made' objects in Martian dirt
NASA's Mars rover has swallowed its first scoopful of dirt from the Red Planet's surface -- and found some bright-colored objects that experts briefly thought might be man-made, the US space agency said Thursday.
October 20, 2012 -
Mars rover to launch first rock study
NASA's Curiosity Rover will study its first martial rock Friday, more than a month after landing on the Red Planet, mission officials said.
September 20, 2012 -
Mars rover Curiosity working flawlessly: NASA
NASA's Curiosity rover, which landed on Mars more than a month ago, appears to be working "flawlessly" as it prepares to continue its two-year exploration of the Red Planet, the US space agency said Wednesday.
September 13, 2012 -
Maldivians' fascination with conspiracies
In the morning of August 6, the whole world was waiting impatiently for the news of NASA's Curiosity Mars rover. From science students to the people gathered at New York's Time Square, everyone around the world was watching live the historic landing of the largest rover to be sent to another planet.
September 11, 2012 6 comments -
US astronaut Neil Armstrong dead at 82
The first man to set foot on the moon, renowned US astronaut Neil Armstrong, has died, his family announced Saturday, prompting glowing tributes to his achievements and notably humble character.
August 26, 2012 -
NASA wants to measure 'Marsquakes'
Just 10 days after NASA's Curiosity rover sent back its first color photos of the Martian landscape, the US space agency said it wants in 2016 to take a better look at what's happening beneath the Red Planet's surface.
August 21, 2012
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