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More evidence that ancient Mars was Earth-like and habitable
The results suggest that the sediments were formed in a river, delta, or near the shoreline of an ancient, habitable lake on ancient Mars.
LANL: New Findings Point To An Earth-Like Environment On Ancient Mars
NASA’s Curiosity rover continues to search for signs that Mars’ Gale Crater conditions could support microbial life. Manganese-rich sandstones indicate there were once habitable conditions in the
Ancient Mars 'Surprisingly' Like Earth, NASA Rover Reveals
Manganese was found in an ancient Mars lakebed, suggesting that the environment could have been highly useful to lifeforms.
Curiosity Rover Discovers Signs That Mars Was Once Habitable
Was Mars ever habitable by living creatures? That’s a question NASA’s Curiosity rover has been trying to determine for years. Recently, according to new evidence gathered in the Gale Crater where the rover has been exploring,
Curiosity Rover Uncovers Signs of an Ancient, Habitable Mars
The study of Martian rocks by NASA’s Curiosity rover suggests that ancient Mars might have had conditions suitable for life. Within the dried-up remains of Gale Crater’s lakebed, Curiosity uncovered manganese oxide,
Earth-like environment likely on ancient Mars
A research team using the ChemCam instrument onboard NASA's Curiosity rover discovered higher-than-usual amounts of manganese in lakebed rocks within Gale Crater on Mars, which indicates that the sediments were formed in a river,
Former LANL attorney alleges hostile treatment drove her from job
A former Los Alamos National Laboratory attorney is suing the lab and its operations contractor, Triad National Security LLC, alleging she was driven out by an increasingly hostile environment after ...
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Rover with LANL camera finds evidence of 'Earth-like environment' on Mars
May 1—After almost 12 years probing Mars, the Curiosity rover is still making discoveries that have scientists, well, curious. The rover recently detected higher-than-usual amounts of manganese in ...
LANL partners with Nvidia, Hewlett Packard Enterprise to install new AI-boosting supercomputer
The new supercomputer allows the lab to integrate AI with advanced simulation and modeling in the same system.
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The long path of plutonium: A new map charts contamination at thousands of sites, miles from Los Alamos National Laboratory
Plutonium hotspots appear along tribal lands, hiking trails, city streets and the Rio Grande River, a watchdog group finds ...
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Watchdog group says LANL data shows widespread plutonium migration
A map of environmental sampling shows the element has been detected as far from the lab as Cochiti Lake, Nuclear Watch New ...
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Los Alamos Lab powers up Nvidia-laden Venado supercomputer
Promises up to ten AI exaFLOPs of grunt – if you turn down the resolution a bit Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) has ...
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LANL reports two more radiation contamination incidents in Jan.
The incidents in January are separate from a Jan. 7 event in which four workers were contaminated, according to a LANL spokesperson. In one of the more recent incidents, a worker taking their ...
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LANL sets registration date for ‘behind the fence’ tours at Manhattan Project park
You can’t bring your phone or a camera with and there are other restrictions since it is on LANL grounds. These tours aren’t open to LANL employees. While the tours are free, there are only ...
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Former LANL attorney alleges hostile treatment drove her from job
Apr. 29—A former Los Alamos National Laboratory attorney is suing the lab and its operations contractor, Triad National Security LLC, alleging she was driven out by an increasingly hostile ...