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Science Listen to 'dinks and donks,' Marsquakes, and other weird sounds from the Red Planet David Pescovitz

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NASA Send your name to Mars on NASA's next rover Jason Weisberger

Science Listen to the "sounds" of wind on Mars for the first time ever David Pescovitz

Science Striking new selfies from the InSight lander on Mars David Pescovitz

Space NASA InSight robot lander's amazing first images from Mars David Pescovitz

Space Man-on-the-street interviews: Is there life on other planets? (1962) David Pescovitz

religion Interview: Dr. Karl E H Seigfried talks Ásatrú, Heathenry and beards Seamus Bellamy

Science Here's what this week's Mars space mission will observe Andrea James

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halloween The Candy Hierarchy for 2016: Halloween's best and worst treats David Ng and Ben Cohen

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NASA NASA's new flying saucer-shaped LDSD Mars lander tech completes second test flight Xeni Jardin

Space NASA is testing a new Mars lander set to launch next March to study planet's mysterious core Xeni Jardin

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