Sometimes half measures can be a good thing – especially on a journey this long. The agency’s latest rover only has about 146 million miles left to reach its destination.
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Perseverance Rover’s SuperCam Science Instrument Delivers First Results
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Data from the powerful science tool includes sounds of its laser zapping a rock in order to test what...
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NASA’s Perseverance Rover Collects First Mars Rock Sample
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The rock core is now enclosed in an airtight titanium sample tube, and will be available for retrieval in...
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NASA Confirms Thousands of Massive, Ancient Volcanic Eruptions on Mars
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Scientists found evidence that a region of northern Mars called Arabia Terra experienced thousands of “super eruptions,” the biggest...
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NASA’s MAVEN Continues to Advance Mars Science and Telecommunications Relay Efforts
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With a suite of new national and international spacecraft primed to explore the Red Planet after their arrival next...
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NASA’s Mars Fleet Lays Low As Sun Moves Between Earth and Red Planet
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The missions will continue collecting data about the Red Planet, though engineers back on Earth will stop sending commands...
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Searching for Life in NASA’s Perseverance Mars Samples
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When the agency’s newest rover mission searches for fossilized microscopic life on the Red Planet, how will scientists know...
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NASA’s InSight Enters Safe Mode During Regional Mars Dust Storm
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The lander has taken measures to conserve energy; engineers aim to return to normal operations next week. Read More
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NASA’s Curiosity Rover Finds Patches of Rock Record Erased, Revealing Clues
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A new paper enriches scientists’ understanding of where the rock record preserved or destroyed evidence of Mars’ past and...