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Alien Landscape? Mars Reveals A Formation That Looks Like A Human Face

October 18, 2024 admin

This image was acquired on September 27, 2024. Mars is one of Earth’s nearest space neighbours, and the idea of finding extraterrestrial life there, only a short rocket journey away, has long attracted human curiosity. Such life has not been discovered. However, since NASA and other space agencies have started employing robotic technology to examine…

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NASA’s Perseverance rover on Mars begins steep climb to rim of a crater

August 28, 2024 admin

This image provided by NASA, shows a selfie of their Perseverance Mars rover, on July 23, 2024. The image is made up of 62 individual images that were stitched together. Photo: NASA via AP NASA’s Perseverance rover is tackling a steep new challenge on Mars. The six-wheeled rover has spent the last 3 1/2 years…

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Scientists urge caution about mystery Mars rock found by NASA rover

August 6, 2024 admin

NASA has announced the first detection of possible biosignatures in a rock on the surface of Mars. The rock contains the first martian organic matter to be decisively detected by the Perseverance rover, as well as curious discoloured spots that could indicate the past activity of microorganisms. Ken Farley, project scientist on the mission, has…

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