Mars articles
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Why is Methane Seeping on Mars? NASA Scientists Have New Ideas
The most surprising revelation from NASA’s Curiosity Mars Rover — that methane is seeping from the surface of Gale Crater — has scientists scratching their heads. Living creatures produce most of the methane on Earth. But scientists haven’t found convincing signs of current or ancient life on Mars, and thus didn’t expect to find methane
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Mars Mystery: Freaky "Spiders" Found on the Red Planet
New satellite images reveal spider-like formations on the dusty soil of Mars. What are these? New photographs captured by an orbiting satellite reveal an abundance of spiders on the dusty soil of Mars.
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Satellite Photo Shows an Army of 'Black Spiders' on Mars
A photo taken by the European Space Agency's Mars Express orbiter has set the internet alight after it apparently shows large clusters of black spiders crawling on the surface of the Red Planet's southern polar region. [Read More]