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Discovery of More Ponds on Mars Hints at Possibility of Life
The three smaller water bodies join a previously discovered lake buried beneath ice at the red planet’s south pole.
Discovery of More Ponds on Mars Hints at Possibility of Life
Discovery of More Ponds on Mars Hints at Possibility of Life

The three smaller water bodies join a previously discovered lake buried beneath ice at the red planet’s south pole.

The three smaller water bodies join a previously discovered lake buried beneath ice at the red planet’s south pole.

Mars

Life Rides the Wind in the Desert
Ashley Yeager | Dec 1, 2019 | 4 min read
As the afternoon breezes blow harder in the Atacama Desert—a place so desolate it’s used as a model of Mars—more microbes move into its driest regions.
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Astronaut Study Shows Some Lasting Changes from Time in Space
Kerry Grens | Apr 11, 2019 | 2 min read
Scott Kelly’s physiology, gene activity, and mental performance changed after time aboard the International Space Station, but mostly returned to normal once back on Earth.
Image of the Day: Wet Planet
Carolyn Wilke | Mar 28, 2019 | 1 min read
An analysis of the scars left by long-gone flows reveals that Mars’s rivers may have run even when scientists thought the planet was drying out.
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Opinion: Slow Down, SpaceX
Mohamed Kashkoush | Mar 15, 2019 | 3 min read
Rockets can transport humankind to Mars, but only the scientific and medical community can ensure our survival.
Image of the Day: Microbes on Fake Mars
Aggie Mika | Oct 18, 2017 | 1 min read
By simulating the structure and composition of Mars’s rocky materials, scientists observe how the metal-eating, extreme environment–inhabiting microbe Metallosphaera sedula could alter extraterrestrial environments.
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