After testing a bristling array of instruments on its robotic arm, NASA’s latest Mars rover gets down to business: probing rocks and dust for evidence of past life.
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NASA’s InSight Lander Detects Stunning Meteoroid Impact on Mars
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The agency’s lander felt the ground shake during the impact while cameras aboard the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter spotted the...
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A Martian Roundtrip: NASA’s Perseverance Rover Sample Tubes
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Marvels of engineering, the rover’s sample tubes must be tough enough to safely bring Red Planet samples on the...
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NASA, Partner Establish New Research Group for Mars Sample Return Program
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Sixteen scientists from the U.S., Europe, Canada, and Japan have been chosen to help future samples from the Red...
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Flight 50 Preview – By the Numbers
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Flight: 50 Expected Flight date: 04/05/2023 Horizontal distance: 1,005.3 feet (306.4 meters) Flight time: 138.58 seconds Max...
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NASA’s Curiosity Takes Selfie With ‘Mary Anning’ on the Red Planet
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The Mars rover has drilled three samples of rock in this clay-enriched region since arriving in July. Read More
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NASA’s Perseverance Rover Deciphers Ancient History of Martian Lake
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Now at 1,000 days on Mars, the mission has traversed an ancient river and lake system, collecting...
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Flight 61 Preview – By the Numbers
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Flight 61 Expected flight date: 09/29/2023 Horizontal flight distance: N/A Flight time: 129.69 seconds Max altitude: 24 meters...
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NASA’s MAVEN Observes Martian Light Show Caused by Major Solar Storm
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For the first time in its eight years orbiting Mars, NASA’s MAVEN mission witnessed two different types of ultraviolet...
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