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NASA to Share Details of New Perseverance Mars Rover Finding
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InSight Mission Discovers Chaotic Structure Hidden Inside Mars
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NASA Perseverance Rover Photographs Rock on Mars That Looks Like a Turtle
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Chinese, international scientists reveal solid inner core in Mars
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New Research Shows Mars Is Far Icier Than We Thought
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Dirty laundry in space: Chinese team joins race to develop washing machine for astronauts
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Scientists Discovered A New Mineral On Mars, Here’s What That Means
Scientists have just made a fascinating discovery on Mars: a new mineral called ferric hydroxysulfate. The name is…
Mars has a lumpy interior caused by 4.5-billion-year-old collisions, study shows
An artist’s illustration of the lumps within Mars’ mantle (Image source: NASA and JPL-Caltech; cropped) Using data from…
Space research could improve food security in outback while preparing humans for Mars
The red, arid dirt of outback South Australia is often likened to Mars. On the surface, both look…
NASA Marsquake Data Reveals Lumpy Nature of Red Planet’s Interior
Rocky material that impacted Mars lies scattered in giant lumps throughout the planet’s mantle, offering clues about Mars’…
How to make metals from Martian dirt
27 August 2025
3 min read
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