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Microbes below Earth's surface could be potential link to Mars rover discovery
Carbon compounds found in a drill sample from Mars and microbes found below the Earth's surface could be related to one another according to researchers at the Deep Carbon Observatory. Though they're learning more about deep microbial life, some researchers say it could be the link to previous life on Mars....
NASA develops system to recycle space station waste into radiation-protecting tiles
Hauling trash off the International Space Station can be an expensive proposition, especially without NASA's Space Shuttle fleet. So NASA has come up with a system to recycle the waste astronauts develop into radiation-protecting tiles for the space station....
NASA's outreach efforts around rover landings capture new attention
Among the most popular videos on YouTube in 2012 there was music, an angry dad and even a guy jumping out of a space capsule. But among the hits, was an 11-minute, animated depiction of what it was like for the Mars Curiosity rover to land on Mars....
'Mohawk guy' becomes the new face of NASA
Bobak Ferdowsi is young, good looking and sports a stars-and-stripes Mohawk. He's also the flight director for NASA's Mars Curiosity rover. That Ferdowki doesn't look like your typical rocket scientist is what made him an overnight Internet sensation, and the new face of the U.S. space program. ...
VIDEO: NASA lands Curiosity rover on Mars surface
Late Sunday night or early Monday morning, depending on where you were in the world, NASA landed a technologically advanced rover on the surface of Mars, with a mission to determine whether life ever could have, or maybe does today, exist on the red planet....
Greenland ice sheet experiences massive melt in mid-July
That Greenland's massive ice sheet melts during the summer is nothing new, but the size and speed of a recent thaw is. NASA scientists say a four-day melt in mid-July was the largest one in more than three decades of satellite observation....
Once-in-a-century Transit of Venus will show off planet moving across Sun
For the next 105 years, people who want to see the Venus equivalent of a partial solar eclipse will have to wait. But there's one last chance before then. On Tuesday in the Western Hemisphere and Wednesday in the Eastern, Venus will pass in front of the Sun and obscure part of it -- visible from most places on Earth....
Dragon capsule makes successful, historic docking at International Space Station
SpaceX made history on Friday when its Dragon capsule was the first private space vehicle to be launched to and dock with the International Space Station. But that could just be the beginning for this privately owned space vehicle....
SpaceX rocket launch marks the beginning of the private era in space
Tuesday's launch of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket marks the first commercial flight for a spacecraft bound to the International Space Station, perhaps the opening salvo of a new, private era of space exploration....
VIDEO: New planet, possibly habitable, discovered by NASA scientists
Scientists with the Kepler telescope program have discovered a planet that could be perfect for supporting life. And it's just 600 light years away from Earth....
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