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Happy anniversary, Mariner 4! NASA probe got 1st-ever up-close look at Mars 60 years ago today
After its voyage past Mars, Mariner 4 maintained intermittent communication with JPL and returned data about the interplanetary environment for two more years. But by the end of 1967, the spacecraft ...
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First Indian astronaut in space for 41 years returns to Earth after science mission on ISS
First Indian astronaut in space for 41 years returns to Earth after science mission on ISS India ’s first astronaut in more ...
Interesting Engineering on MSN22h
NASA studies Earth’s deep-sea volcanoes to uncover alien life on Jupiter’s moon
With a $621,000 award from NASA, University of Massachusetts Amherst microbiologist James Holden will dedicate the next three years to “predicting” the nature of life on Europa.
LAist on MSN17h
The first close-up images of Mars still elicit wonder, 60 years after they were captured
Mariner 4, built by JPL in Pasadena, took the images on July 14, 1965. One of the mission's leaders reflects on decades of ...
Barry Lewis on MSN1h
I Made the World's First McDonald's Grimace Meal
Popular Grocery Items That Have Gotten So Overpriced People Stopped Buying Them ...
The Daily Galaxy on MSN17h
Mars Wasn’t Always Dry: It Once Had Rivers Spanning Over 15,000 Kilometers
Mars, the Red Planet, may have been much wetter in the distant past than scientists ever imagined. A groundbreaking discovery ...
Interesting Engineering on MSN14h
Japanese WWII warship Teruzuki found after 80 years in first underwater sighting
Japanese WWII destroyer Teruzuki spotted 800m deep in the Solomon Islands, solving an 80-year-old naval mystery.