After collecting the vast quantities of data gathered by orbiting Mars spacecraft, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology team has uncovered some rather interesting facts about Martian snow -- snow like nothing we can ever experience on Earth. full story ![]()
NASA’s Mars Exploration Rovers landed on Mars in January 2004, in search of answers about the history of water on Mars.
cantonrep.com (2 months and 28 days ago)

Brian Maffitt, of Chestnut Ridge, N.Y., videoed and photographed the dazzling effects of projecting the film 'The Lorax,' based on the Dr. Seuss book, into falling snowflakes being blown about in the wind.
dailymail.co.uk (3 months and 11 days ago)

Russian photographer Alexey Kljatov shoots the snowflakes on the balcony of his Moscow home using a 12.1MP Canon PowerShot A650 camera and some makeshift equipment.
dailymail.co.uk (3 months and 3 days ago)

A "missing" Mars lander and its associated hardware from the 1970s may have finally been discovered in images taken by the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. The Soviet Mars 3 lander was the first successful landing on Mars by...
examiner.com (1 month and 7 days ago)
Mars One has plans for a solar system-sized reality show that will hand ordinary people a one-way ticket to Mars, all filmed for a TV event set to launch in 2023. But is there less “reality” in this concept than in reality TV shows?
foxnews.com (1 month and 19 days ago)

Do you dream of living on Mars? Then turn on your webcam. You've got an application video to make. Mars One, a Netherlands-based group that wants to turn the colonizing of Mars into a reality television phenomenon, is accepting applications for its astronaut selection program.
denverpost.com (13 days ago)
Want to spend the rest of your life on Mars? Mars One, which plans to send humans to establish a permanent settlement on Mars in 2023, began accepting online applications this week.
cbc.ca (30 days ago)

Despite the one-way nature of the trip, it seems there’s no shortage of people willing to pack their bags and experience life on Mars. Just two weeks after putting out the call for potential Mars settlers, Mars One had received over 78,000 applications from people in over 120 countries. With the application period set to last 19 weeks, the Mars One selection committees face...
gizmag.com (15 days ago)

Despite the one-way nature of the trip, it seems there’s no shortage of people willing to pack their bags and experience life on Mars. Just two weeks after putting out the call for potential Mars settlers, Mars One had received over 78,000 applications from people in over 120 countries. With the application period set to last 19 weeks, the Mars One selection committees face...
gizmag.com (16 days ago)
The Mars Society's Nicole Willett describes the characteristics needed for an applicant wanting to live on Mars.
cnn.com (1 month ago)
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