Dozens of samples collected from missions on Mars that could be used to detect ancient microbial life could be returned as ...

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Zavaritskii volcano in the Kuril Islands — a former Soviet nuclear submarine base — was responsible for the mysterious 1831 volcanic eruption that cooled the climate and turned the sun different ...

NASA's Ingenuity helicopter, which flew on Mars in April 2021, became the first aircraft to achieve powered, controlled flight on a planet other than Earth.

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In late December 2024 and early January 2025, a photo circulated on multiple social media sites claiming to show an ...

Discover the fascinating story of Söderfjärden, a meteorite crater in Finland that has witnessed dramatic transformations ...

Scientists have identified the “mystery volcano” that erupted in 1831 and cooled Earth’s climate. They have linked it to an ...

NASA wants to return Mars samples to Earth, but budget problems and technical woes have the mission caught between a rock and ...

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