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 Perseverance Sheds More Light on Jezero Crater’s Watery Past
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Pictures from NASA’s latest six-wheeler on the Red Planet suggest the area’s history experienced significant flooding events. Read More
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Salts Could Be Important Piece of Martian Organic Puzzle
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A NASA team has found that organic, or carbon-containing, salts are likely present on Mars, with implications for the...
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Engineers Keep an Eye on Fuel Supply of NASA’s Oldest Mars Orbiter
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Measuring the fuel supply on a decades-old spacecraft without a fuel gauge is no easy task. Read...
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NASA’s MAVEN Spacecraft Resumes Science & Operations, Exits Safe Mode
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NASA’s Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN, or MAVEN, mission returned to normal science and relay operations on May 28,...
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NASA Begins Testing Robotics to Bring First Samples Back From Mars
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Engineers are developing the crucial hardware needed for a series of daring space missions that will be carried out...
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Why – and How – NASA Gives a Name to Every Spot It Studies on Mars
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Martian maps are full of monikers recognizing places on Earth, explorers, and even cartoon characters. Read More
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Flight 52 Preview – By the Numbers
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Flight 52 Expected Flight date: 04/26/2023 Horizontal flight distance: 1191.522 feet (363.176 meters) Flight time: 138.88 seconds...
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