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Martian Methane Reveals the Red Planet is not a Dead Planet
This image shows concentrations of Methane discovered on Mars. Credit: NASA
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Mars today is a world of cold and lonely deserts, apparently without life of any kind, at least on the surface. Worse still, it looks like Mars has been cold and dry for billions of years, with an atmosphere so thin, any liquid water on the surface quickly boils away while the sun's ultraviolet radiation scorches the ground.
But new research reveals there is hope for Mars yet. The first definitive detection of methane in the atmosphere of Mars indicates the planet is still alive, in either a biologic or geologic sense, according to a team of NASA and university scientists.
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Deadline Nears for Student Contest to Name Next Mars Rover
01.16.09 -- NASA is issuing a last call to the nation's youth for entries in a contest to name the agency's next Mars rover.
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This image shows concentrations of Methane discovered on Mars. Credit: NASA> View streaming video
Mars today is a world of cold and lonely deserts, apparently without life of any kind, at least on the surface. Worse still, it looks like Mars has been cold and dry for billions of years, with an atmosphere so thin, any liquid water on the surface quickly boils away while the sun's ultraviolet radiation scorches the ground.
But new research reveals there is hope for Mars yet. The first definitive detection of methane in the atmosphere of Mars indicates the planet is still alive, in either a biologic or geologic sense, according to a team of NASA and university scientists.
> Read the feature story
> Press release
> Media briefing materials
Deadline Nears for Student Contest to Name Next Mars Rover
01.16.09 -- NASA is issuing a last call to the nation's youth for entries in a contest to name the agency's next Mars rover.
Read more
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Full-Circle "Santorini" Panorama from Opportunity (Fals...
Full-Circle "Santorini" Panorama from Opportunity
This 360-degree panorama shows the vista from the location where NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity spent five weeks.
Another Crater in the Bag?
On Earth, hikers are set on "bagging peaks," making it all the way to the summits of mountains. On Mars, Opportunity has been bagging craters!
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Deadline Nears for Student Contest to Name NASA's Next Mars Rover
NASA is issuing a last call to the nation's youth for entries in a contest to name the agency's next Mars rover.
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Socializing on Mars
Mars Exploration Rovers have new life on the likes of "Second Life," "YouTube," "Unmannedspaceflight.com," and "Facebook."
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NASA Experiment Planned for European Mars Mission →
NASA is funding work on an instrument that could check for biologically produced chemicals on Mars. The device may hitch a ride on Europe's 2013 ExoMars Rover mission.
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5 Years and Still Roving on Mars - Spirit
NASA's Spirit rover has faced several challenges over the past five years but it's always been "the little rover that could."
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5 Years and Still Roving on Mars - Opportunity
Opportunity landed near a geological treasure trove on Mars – and that was just the beginning of the rover's discoveries.
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