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78,000 People Apply for One-Way Trip to Mars
The mission aims to send a crew to the Red Planet in 2022.

Mars Rover Curiosity Stands Down After New Problem
After recovering from a computer problem, the Mars rover Curiosity is sidelined again, further delaying the restart of science experiments.

Mars Rover Shows Planet Could Have Supported Life
The Curiosity rover has answered a key question about Mars: The red planet in the past had some of the right ingredients needed to support primitive life.

Why Veronica Mars‘ Kickstarter May Be A Sign of Bad Things To Come
Are crowdfunding campaigns that bring back cancelled TV shows really a good thing?

Reading While Eating for March 14: The Pope, The “God Particle,” and Veronica Mars
From the birth of Michael Caine to the death of Google Reader, here are the must-read links for your lunch break.
Photo Essays

Mars on Earth: A Look at the Mars Desert Research Station in Utah
At the Mars Desert Research Station outside Hanksville, Utah, a group of scientists are taking advantage of Mars-like terrain to investigate the possibility of...

Forty Years Later: Apollo 17′s Final Footprints
The thinking 40 years ago was simple: After six lunar landings in less than three and a half years, humanity was clearly on its way to becoming a multi-world...
Articles from Around the Web
NASA Curiosity Rover Team Selects Second Drilling Target on Mars
The team operating NASA's Curiosity Mars rover on Mars has selected a second target rock for drilling and sampling. The rover will set course to the drilling location in coming...
NASA Wins Prestigious Aerospace Industry Awards
Two prominent aerospace industry organizations are recognizing the contributions of NASA, especially the achievements of the team that landed NASA's Curiosity rover on Mars in...
Scientists Are Trying to Get Supermarket Tomatoes Flavor to Catch Up
The Martian Giant is not a big dude discovered by the Curiosity rover. The Mexico Midget is not the most popular wrestler south of the Rio Grande. The Three Sisters is not the...
Curiosity Rover Repaired, NASA Says
Engineers have repaired computer problems that stalled the craft, which they say should resume its work later this week. ...


