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Microbes below Earth’s surface could be potential link to Mars rover discovery

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Carbon compounds found in a drill sample from Mars and microbes found below the Earth’s surface could be related to one another according to researchers at the Deep Carbon Observatory. Though they’re learning more about deep microbial life, some researchers say it could be the link to previous life on Mars.

NASA’s outreach efforts around rover landings capture new attention

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‘Mohawk guy’ becomes the new face of NASA

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Meet the NASA scientist responsible for overseeing Curiosity’s successful landing

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Space News: For the History Books or the Front Pages?

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Curiosity Sends Self-Portrait from Mars

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NASA’s Mars rover has been taking pictures not only of its new home on the red planet but also of itself. Check out the otherworldly self portraits Curiosity has beamed back to Earth.

Russian Fuel in NASA’s Mars ‘Curiosity’ Mission

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Curiosity is powered by plutonium-238, a man-made nuclear fuel and only two places in the world have made a lot of it.

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Astronomer Brad Smith says Mars’ Mount Sharp Not Really Called That

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He explains how geographical features on Mars are named, and why “Mount Sharp”–near where NASA’s rover Curiosity landed this week– is not an official moniker.

NASA’s Curiosity Rover Lands on Mars: What’s next?

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NASA’s latest interplanetary rover, Curiosity, has landed successfully on Mars. Anchor Lisa Mullins talks to Bruce Barraclough, one of the scientists on the mission, about what comes next.

NASA’s Curiosity Rover Successfully Lands on Mars

NASA has successfully landed its huge new robot rover in a deep crater on Mars.

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