Dusty solar panels and darker skies are expected to bring the Mars lander mission to a close around the end of this year.
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Where Should Future Astronauts Land on Mars? Follow the Water
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A new NASA paper provides the most detailed map to date of near-surface water ice on the Red Planet....
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NASA’s Ingenuity Helicopter and Asteroid-Monitoring System Honored
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The team behind the agency’s history-making rotorcraft soars, picking up high-profile awards alongside a new-and-improved system to assess asteroid...
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Flight 38 Preview – By the Numbers
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Flight number: 38 Date of flight: NET Dec. 24 Flight duration: 68 seconds Horizontal flight distance: 344 feet (105...
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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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NASA’s Perseverance Rover 22 Days From Mars Landing
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Seven minutes of harrowing descent to the Red Planet is in the not-so-distant future for the agency’s Mars 2020...
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NASA Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Prepares for First Flight
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Now uncocooned from its protective carbon-fiber shield, the helicopter is being readied for its next steps. Read More
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Sensors on Mars 2020 Spacecraft Answer Long-Distance Call From Earth
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Instruments tailored to collect data during the descent of NASA’s next rover through the Red Planet’s atmosphere have been...
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