JPL scientists believe 'Mars' signal was actually terrestrial.

A FAINT RADIO SIGNAL that raised hopes NASA's Mars Polar Lander made it to the planet's surface intact was likely of terrestrial origin and not an attempt by the lander to communicate with its controllers, radio scientists at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory have concluded after carefully analyzing the...

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