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Watch Earth and Mars Closest Encounter in 11 Years

By Jenn Loro - Jun 01, 2016 08:43 AM EDT

Mars and Earth are at their closest encounter in more than a decade with only 47 million miles separating the two planets. The closest recorded encounter in the last 60, 000 years was in 2003 when the two cosmic buddies are only 35 million miles apart.

Mega Tsunamis have Attacked Mars in the Past

By Jenn Loro - May 21, 2016 09:16 AM EDT

A new report published in Nature Scientific Reports by Planetary Science Institute (PSI) reveal that mega tsunamis might have obliterated ancient shorelines on Mars. The 400-foot high killer waves were reportedly triggered by a powerful meteor crash that hit the red planet’s ancient waters.

Oxygen Found In Mars Upper Reaches. Announcement Of Life In Offing?

By Peter R - May 11, 2016 09:58 AM EDT

The modified Boeing jet SOFIA was instrumental in helping make the discovery which has eluded researchers for four decades.

NASA's Opportunity Rover Tries To Conquer Mars' Steepest Slope

By R. Siva Kumar - Apr 03, 2016 02:10 PM EDT

Having broken its earlier steep-slope record, NASA's Opportunity rover takes on an even steeper Mars terrain to set a new record.

NASA Plans Man Mission To Mars In 2018

By R. Siva Kumar - Mar 30, 2016 06:54 AM EDT

NASA will launch the InSight lander to Mars in 2018. It is aiming to land on the planet later on this year.

NASA’s Gravity Map Shows How Water Once Flowed on the Red Planet

By Kanika Gupta - Mar 23, 2016 04:36 PM EDT

NASA reveals one of the most precise maps of Mars that looks anything but accurate, thanks to the tainted green shades. However, this new gravitational chart of the red planet by NASA has gotten deeper into the secrets of Mars, the closest neighbor to our planet

Martian Monday: NASA Claims Big Mars Mystery Solved, Details Today

By Peter R - Sep 27, 2015 08:27 PM EDT

Speculation is rife that NASA could announce discovery of water while are hoping the space agency announces discovery of Martian life.

NASA Spots A 'Crab'-Like Object In Mars

By R. Siva Kumar - Aug 06, 2015 10:58 PM EDT

The crab may just be imagination, but the public is going wild asking NASA to go back and recheck.

Is That Water on Mars? Mars Express Photo Shows Lagoon Like Feature

By Peter R - Jun 02, 2015 03:20 PM EDT

ESA's Mars Express turned up photos showing a water lagoon like feature which scientists attribute to material deposits and image processing.

Missing Spacecraft Beagle2 Found Parked on Mars After Vanishing for More Than a Decade

By Peter R - Jan 16, 2015 04:39 PM EST

A NASA team located the missing Mars lander from high resolution images taken by Mars Orbiter.

Rocky Sediments in Curiosity Images May Hold Clue to Life on Mars

By Peter R - Jan 08, 2015 03:24 PM EST

Observations made from images captured by NASA's Mars rover are suggestive of microbial existence in the past.

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