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Mars' ancient atmosphere may not have had much oxygen after all
By Tereza Pultarova published
There may have been no oxygen in the atmosphere of ancient Mars after all, a new study has found, but don't despair, there still could have been living creatures crawling on the planet.

NASA's Mars rover Curiosity reaches intriguing salty site after treacherous journey
By Robert Lea published
After a treacherous journey, NASA's Curiosity Mars rover has reached an area that is thought to have formed billions of years ago when the Red Planet's water disappeared.

Mars Mission May Be Curtain Call for Plutonium-Powered Spacecraft
By Denise Chow last updated
With a worldwide shortage of plutonium-238, future planetary science missions are in jeopardy.

NASA Must Pay for Plutonium Production to Fuel Deep-Space Probes
By Mike Wall last updated
NASA had been splitting costs with the U.S. Deparment of Energy.

Plutonium Shortage May Thwart Future NASA Missions to Outer Planets
By Brian Berger last updated
NASA is facing a plutonium shortage that may thwart future missions.

US Makes First Plutonium in 25 Years, for Spacecraft
By Mike Wall last updated
The Department of Energy has made its first plutonium-238 in a quarter century.

Mars is littered with 15,694 pounds of human trash from 50 years of robotic exploration
By Cagri Kilic published

Curiosity rover: 15 awe-inspiring photos of Mars (gallery)
By Daisy Dobrijevic last updated
NASA's Curiosity rover continues to explore Mars, taking incredible photos as it goes. We take a look at some of its best images here.

Space station experiment suggests Mars rovers will need to dig deep to find life
By Keith Cooper published
The search for signs of life, past or present, on Mars may have hit a stumbling blocks as new results show how the rovers will be unable to detect biomarkers on the surface.

The Curiosity rover has been exploring Mars for 10 years. Here's what we've learned.
By Stefanie Waldek last updated
Curiosity landed on Mars on Aug. 5, 2012, with one main goal: to determine whether the planet was once habitable. In 10 years, it has answered that question and many others.
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