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kiwithinker

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A laboratory on Mars beats MSR. Surely?

A laboratory on Mars beats MSR. Surely?

A laboratory on Mars beats MSR. Surely? The prize is not a box of rocks in Houston. The prize is answers. Age, chemistry, organics, context, and whether Mars ever held anything alive. Classic sample return

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theworldaroundme

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How unique is Earth? New evidence shows it’s the only planet with unique and active plate tectonics - moving for 3.5 billion years.

How unique is Earth? New evidence shows it’s the only planet with unique and active plate tectonics - moving for 3.5 billion years.

NASA’s latest view of our unique Earth from 1 million miles away, the only planet we know with active plate tectonics that was already moving 3.5 billion years ago. IMage Credit: NASA It is fascinating

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avalerion

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How to Watch the NASA InSight Mars Landing

How to Watch the NASA InSight Mars Landing

On Monday, November 26th, following a six-month journey across hundreds of millions of miles of deep space, NASA's InSight spacecraft will arrive at Mars in suitably dramatic fashion, hitting the top of