When the agency’s newest rover mission searches for fossilized microscopic life on the Red Planet, how will scientists know whether they’ve found it?
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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 Perseverance Celebrates First Year on Mars by Learning to Run
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The rover has racked up a series of accomplishments, including new distance records, as it reaches the end of...
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NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory Adds New Stops to Its Virtual Tour
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Now you can see the Mars Yard up close, roam the world-class Microdevices Lab, visit the shop where spacecraft...
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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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NASA to Host Briefing on Successful Sample Collection of Martian Rock
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Panelists will discuss the Perseverance rover’s successful collection of the sample and latest science analysis. Read More
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NASA’s Perseverance Mars Rover Mission Honors Navajo Language
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Working with the Navajo Nation, the rover team has named features on Mars with words from the Navajo language....
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NASA Mars Mission Begins a New Chapter of Science With a New Leader
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Dr. Shannon Curry, planetary scientist and the deputy assistant director of planetary science at the Space Sciences Laboratory (SSL)...
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NASA Extends Ingenuity Helicopter Mission
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With its recent 21st flight complete, the Red Planet rotorcraft is on its way to setting more records during...