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The Latest Breaking News from Mars

Every planet of our solar system will line up tonight. Here’s how to see it

All seven planets will grace the sky on Friday night - though some will be difficult to spot

The Independent UK

Mars was once a 'vacation-style' beach planet, Chinese rover scans reveal

China's Zhurong rover has found evidence of an ancient shoreline buried deep beneath the planet. That could point to an ocean, a beach, and to life.

LiveScience

Ancient beach on Mars discovered by China's Mars rover: 'This strengthens the case for past habitability'

China's Mars rover discovered evidence of an ancient Red Planet beach. Here's why scientists are excited about this.

Space

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Dear Nasa, please send me to Mars! The photographer who showed Britain – and space – in colour

From ghost trains to backstreet weddings, from demolition sites to ‘alien’s eye views’ of Leeds, groundbreaking photographer Peter Mitchell captures our changing world with his trusty ‘Blad’ – and once even tried to leave it

The Guardian - UK

Mars' red color explained by surprising new research

New research has revealed that Martian dust's red hue comes from reactions that occurred in wet — not dry — conditions, and it could have implications for the possibility of life on the planet.

LiveScience

Rare ‘planetary parade’ phenomenon visible for last time until 2040 – how to see

A rare space phenomenon known will be visible in the night skies for the last time until 2040.

The National (Scotland)

Seven planets to be visible in UK skies for last time until 2040 this week

This rare planetary parade will be visible in UK skies for the last time until 2040 this week - here is everything you need to know.

The National (Scotland)

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Is Eternal Engine's Mars the world's first polyphonic vacuum tube synth?

Vintage meets contemporary in this DAW-controllable hybrid synth that blends digital oscillators with a tube-based audio path

MusicRadar

If Mars has microbe fossils, a laser and rock quarry in Algeria could help find them

Scientists searching for microbe fossils on Mars have a better idea of what to look for thanks to gypsum that formed when the Mediterranean Ocean dried up over 5 million years ago.

Space

We might be wrong about the color of Mars, scientists say

Red dust has blown around the planet for billions of years, leading to its iconic hue

The Independent UK

What makes Mars the 'Red' Planet? Scientists have some new ideas

Mars is known as the "Red" Planet, but what actually makes it red? New research offers answers.

Space

Sports Team: ‘They pointed the gun at our tour manager... we took cover’

INTERVIEW: Fresh from a too-close experience of armed robbery in the US, the flamboyant indie band tell Mark Beaumont about their new album, America as the new Roman empire, and being on Louis Tomlinson’s mood board

The Independent UK

Mars once had an ocean with sandy beaches, researchers say

China’s Zhurong rover finds evidence of shoreline buried deep underground

The Guardian - UK

Scientists have discovered a 3 billion-year-old beach buried on Mars

In the 1970s, images from the NASA Mariner 9 orbiter revealed water-sculpted surfaces on Mars. This settled the once-controversial question of whether water ever rippled over the red planet.

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The Independent UK

Alien life might have flourished in ‘vacation-style beaches’ on Mars, scientists say

Red Planet may have supported alien life for tens of millions of years, scientists say

Space

Swimming robots, fusion satellites and more! New NASA-funded studies could someday 'change the possible'

NASA has awarded funds to 15 trailblazing concepts for space technology that could help us explore and inhabit the solar system.

Space

This Week In Space podcast: Episode 149 — SpaceX, Moon Missions, and Killer Asteroids?

On Episode 149 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik discuss a potentially hazardous asteroid, SpaceX's plans in the Bahamas, and the debate surrounding the International Space Station.

The Independent UK

Trump could re-prioritize the US’s space goals to keep Elon Musk happy

SpaceX founder Elon Musk has called the moon a ‘distraction’ and signaled a shift toward Mars

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The Independent UK

Why does SpaceX founder Elon Musk want to deorbit the ISS?

The billionaire’s company was awarded more than $840 million by NASA to develop the deorbit vehicle

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Elon Musk Urges Early Deorbiting Of International Space Station

Elon Musk's proposal to deorbit the ISS sooner sparks debate on its utility and impact on future Mars missions.

International Business Times

7 Planets Will Align Soon – It Could Spell Trouble For Bitcoin, Astrologers Say

Seven planets will align Friday next week, and while it will undoubtedly be a mesmerizing sight for stargazers, it may not be the best period for Bitcoin, the world's unchallenged crypto king.

The Guardian - UK

Children’s and teens roundup – the best new picture books and novels

A boy with his head in the clouds; a Kurdish refugee’s tale; helicopter heists, a dancer’s dreams, a mission to save Mars and more

International Business Times

Moon Or Mars? NASA's Future At A Crossroads Under Trump

Is NASA still Moonbound, or will the next giant leap mean skipping straight to Mars?

Space

The ISS should be deorbited 'as soon as possible,' Elon Musk says: 'Let's go to Mars'

The International Space Station "has served its purpose" and should be deorbited "as soon as possible," SpaceX chief and close Trump adviser Elon Musk said today (Feb. 20).

Space

NASA's Curiosity Mars rover discovers evidence of ripples from an ancient Red Planet lake (images)

Rippled textures in a shallow lake bed on Mars indicate that ice-free liquid water once pooled here.

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