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Mars’ atmosphere is changing how scientists see unmagnetized planets

Mars does not have Earth’s kind of magnetic shield, so it has often been treated as the solar system’s more exposed world. It ...

NASA ends mission after loss of Mars probe

The US space agency said it would investigate the cause of the loss. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes ...
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Mars Atmosphere Sputters, Human Spacecraft Catches It in the Act

It's not entirely clear how neighboring planet Mars went from a presumably life-supporting planet to a place as dead as all others in the solar system. We do know, however, that whatever water ...

Atmosphere survival model refines search for habitable planets

Researchers have developed the Smaller Than Earth Habitability Model (STEHM) to assess which planets can maintain ...