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Artwork of a bombardment of asteroids

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Asteroid barrage may have birthed a short-lived ocean on Mars

How Mars acquired and then lost its water is a mystery, but a period of large asteroid impacts 4 billion years ago could provide an explanation

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ExoMars probe set to sniff out signs of life on the Red Planet

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'Follow the salt' may be best strategy to find Martian microbes

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NASA wins funds for roomy module suited to deep space missions

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NASA wins funds for roomy module suited to deep space missions

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Mars moisture-farming mission gets approval for 2018 launch

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Mars moisture-farming mission gets approval for 2018 launch

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Bacteria build bendy plastic that astronauts could use for tools

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Bacteria build bendy plastic that astronauts could use for tools

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NASA probe shows how solar burps may have stripped Mars of water

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NASA probe shows how solar burps may have stripped Mars of water

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Settle the question of life on Mars before conquering Red Planet

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NASA debates where to land on Mars – but are we ready to go?

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NASA debates where to land on Mars – but are we ready to go?

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Mars is ripping its beanbag moon Phobos apart

The Red Planet's gravity is slowly shredding its largest moon, which is already a rubble pile with a thin shell of dust

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Life

Salty water seen flowing on Mars, not far from Curiosity rover

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Space

The Martian: The science of surviving a space catastrophe

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Capturing NASA's mindset is key to The Martian’s success

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Total eclipse glowing over icy pyramids wins photo prize

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