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March 13, 2013

NASA Rover Finds Conditions Once Suited for Ancient Life on Mars
Pasadena CA (JPL) Mar 13, 2013
An analysis of a rock sample collected by NASA's Curiosity rover shows ancient Mars could have supported living microbes. Scientists identified sulfur, nitrogen, hydrogen, oxygen, phosphorus and carbon - some of the key chemical ingredients for life - in the powder Curiosity drilled out of a sedimentary rock near an ancient stream bed in Gale Crater on the Red Planet last month. "A fundamental question for this mission is whether Mars could have supported a habitable environment," said Mic ... read more

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Musk: 'I'd like to die on Mars'

Ariane 5 vehicle for next ATV resupply mission in Kourou

Maryland explores adaptations strategies for survival on Mars

NASA rover finds conditions once suited to life on Mars

Curiosity Rover's Recovery Moving Forward

Lunar impacts created seas of molten rock

China to use modified rocket for moon landing mission

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Public to vote on names for Pluto moons

The PI's Perspective: The Seven-Year Itch

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