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  NASA announced today that Mars rover Spirit cannot be freed from its Martian sandtrap. Now the rove
Spirit is Now a Stationary Science Platform
NASA announced today that Mars rover Spirit cannot be freed from its Martian sandtrap. Now the rover will begin a second career as a stationary science platform.
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  NASA's Mars rover Spirit is about to mark six years of unprecedented science exploration and inspira
Spirit Faces Uncertain Future as New Year Dawns
NASA's Mars rover Spirit is about to mark six years of Red Planet exploration. However, the upcoming Martian winter could end the roving career of the beloved, scrappy robot.
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  While stuck in a sandtrap, Mars rover Spirit has made a discovery one researcher calls "supremely in
Sandtrapped Mars Rover Makes Big Discovery
While stuck in a sandtrap, Mars rover Spirit has made a discovery one researcher calls "supremely interesting."
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  On Monday, NASA will begin transmitting commands to its Mars exploration rover Spirit as part of an
Can Spirit be Freed?
On Monday, NASA will begin transmitting commands to its Mars exploration rover Spirit as part of an escape plan to free the venerable robot from its Martian sand trap.
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  Long ago, something calamitous happened to Mars, transforming a warm, wet and hospitable world into
A Tale of Planetary Woe
Long ago, something calamitous happened to Mars, transforming a hospitable world into the apparently lifeless desert we see today. Many scientists believe the Red Planet lost most of its atmosphere, but how? A new NASA mission named MAVEN is specifically designed to answer that question.
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  NASA's next Mars rover, a super-capable robot named "Curiosity," will push Mars exploration to a new
A Mars Rover Named "Curiosity"
NASA's next Mars rover, a super-capable robot named "Curiosity," will push Mars exploration to a new level.
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Next year, a powerful cosmic ray detector will be installed on the International Space Station. Its mission: to search for antimatter galaxies and other exotic phenomena in the Universe.
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Barely two weeks after it was installed by the crew of space shuttle Endeavour, the Japanese-built platform is already bustling with experiments in astronomy and space physics--and that's just for starters.
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