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Investigating an area of interesting light rock seen from orbit, Curiosity found some particularly weird-looking structures.

Astronomers at the University of California, Irvine (UCI) have discovered a potentially habitable super-Earth located just 25 light-years away.

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An unusual sighting in a NASA image has reignited speculation that something extraterrestrial once existed on Mars.

Researchers propose turning a future NASA moon base into a quarantine station that would screen space samples before they ever reach Earth.