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Life on Mars may have thrived near volcanoes and an ancient lake

SpaceX rolls Starship to launch pad before 3rd test flight | Life on Mars may have thrived near volcanoes, ancient lake | Space quiz! Intuitive Machines' lunar lander launching on Feb. 14 is named for which hero of Greek mythology?

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February 13, 2024

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The Launchpad

SpaceX rolls Starship to launch pad before 3rd test flight

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SpaceX continues to gear up for the third test flight of its giant Starship rocket and the private spaceflight company has some amazing photos to prove it.

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Life on Mars may have thrived near volcanoes, ancient lake

(NASA/JPL/USGS)

"At the very least, these findings give us a larger number of places we can look for evidence of life."

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Space quiz! Intuitive Machines' lunar lander launching on Feb. 14 is named for which hero of Greek mythology?

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Space Deal of the Day

The Celestron Inspire 100AZ is now $80 off on Amazon

(Celestron)

We rate the Celestron Inspire 100AZ as the best budget telescope out there and now you can save a healthy $80 on this beginner-friendly model.

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Skywatching

Perseverance rover sees solar eclipse on Mars

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The Mars moon Phobos, whose name means "Fear" in ancient Greek, was caught on camera by the NASA Perseverance rover on Feb. 8. The potato-shaped moon was visible in front of the sun from Percy's current perch in Jezero Crater.

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