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A zircon crystal from a Martian meteorite unlocks secrets of a water-rich, dynamic Mars 4.45 billion years ago.

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The Mars rover, built by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), has slowly scaled Mount Sharp since 2014. This mountain, ...

Several Israeli strikes in recent weeks on Baalbek in Lebanon's east and Tyre in the south -- both Hezbollah strongholds -- ...

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The Lafayette meteorite at Purdue University helps piece together Mars' ancient water history. It's a tale as old as time: Scientist finds a random rock in a drawer; a century later, it helps ...

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An artist interprets what Gale crater on Mars might have looked like during one of its ancient, wet periods. Credit: NASA illustration Despite the team's success in dating the water-rock ...