mars
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When William Shatner Went To Space, All He Saw Was ‘Death’
William Shatner is not now — and never was — a spaceship captain, but he played one on TV. In 2021, William Shatner finally went to space aboard a gratuitously phallic spacecraft owned by billionaire Jeff Bezos. Don’t read into that too much. But instead of feeling triumph or the undaunted spirit of James T.…
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The Water-Lakes-on-Mars Debate Just Got More Interesting
Scientists have been arguing for years about ambiguous radar scans of Mars’ south pole. Do they reveal underground lakes of liquid water? Or something else? Two new papers out this week have added even more intrigue to the controversy.
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So This Is What a Meteoroid Crashing Into Mars Sounds Like, Thanks NASA
Have you ever wondered what a meteoroid smashing into the surface of Mars sounds like? Well, wonder no more, as NASA has the answer.
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Martian Explorers Could Produce Oxygen Using Plasmas
Mars: If the extreme temperatures and exposure to cosmic radiation don’t kill you, the unbreathable air certainly will. Now, a team of researchers has proposed a method of addressing the latter issue, by using plasma to split carbon dioxide — of which Mars has plenty — into carbon and oxygen.