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Young man in blue shirt lifts a piece of concrete as other men sift through rubble after an airstrike

Prospects of a ceasefire offer hope to ending violence between Israel and Hamas

Top of The World

Top of the World: Officials close to the negotiations between Israel and Hamas say a ceasefire could be announced in the next 24 hours as hostilities continue. And South Korean President Moon Jae-in is on a four-day visit to Washington, hoping to revive stalled talks with North Korea. Also, Russia assumes the chairmanship of the eight-nation Arctic Council bloc, as the US tries to oppose Moscow’s plans to set maritime rules.

Curiosity Rover selfie

‘The Sirens of Mars’: A scientist’s personal journey and the rich history of Mars exploration

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Rover finds new signs Mars may have harbored life

Israeli scientists participate in an experiment simulating a mission to Mars

Israeli scientists complete a mock mission to Mars

Science
President Trump during a video conference with the astronauts aboard the International Space Station this week

Astronauts are baffled by Trump’s space travel plans

Technology
The Mauna Ulu lava shield in Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park

Scientists just used Hawaii as a ‘body double’ for Mars

Science

A section of the big island is roughly analogous to what Mars was like in its youth, 3 billion years ago.

A vista from NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity

That one-way ticket to Mars you were hoping for may not be such a good idea

Science

The Mars One mission was once a media darling, but a critical MIT report has triggered a backlash against the project that even includes one of its own potential astronauts.

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A trip to Mars is a lifetime dream — and excellent reality TV

Science

Maggie Lieu has wanted to be an astronaut since she was a child. Now she’s on the short list of candidates for Mars One, a non-profit mission to Mars that’s using private donations and a reality show to try and send a crew of colonists to the Red Planet — for the rest of their lives.

NASA's Mars rover, Curiosity, is pictured in this February 3, 2013 handout self-portrait.

The Curiosity rover uncovers evidence that Mars once had a massive lake

Science

The Curiosity rover is currently roaming a 96-mile crater on the surface Mars, and the evidence it has collected suggests that the crater was once home to a huge lake. And NASA scientists say this information is unlike any they’ve seen before.

NASA Administrator Charles Bolden and his wife, Jackie, watch as the Delta IV Heavy rocket with the Orion spacecraft lifts off on December 5, 2014.

One small step from Earth, one giant leap to Mars?

Science

NASA says the first launch of the Orion spacecraft on Friday is “the dawn of the new era of space exploration” that will finally kick off the attempt to put humans on Mars.