The milestone, which the MOXIE instrument achieved by converting carbon dioxide into oxygen, points the way to future human exploration of the Red Planet.
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First You See It, Then You Don’t: Scientists Closer to Explaining Mars Methane Mystery
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Why do some science instruments detect the gas on the Red Planet while others don’t? Read More
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NASA’s Perseverance Rover Deposits First Sample on Mars Surface
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Filled with rock, the sample tube will be one of 10 forming a depot of tubes that could be...
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InSight Is Meeting the Challenge of Winter on Dusty Mars
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As dust collects on the solar panels and winter comes to Elysium Planitia, the team is following a plan...
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NASA and ESA Agree on Next Steps to Return Mars Samples to Earth
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The agency’s Perseverance rover will establish the first sample depot on Mars. Read More
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NASA’s Curiosity Rover Reaches Its 3,000th Day on Mars
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As the rover has continued to ascend Mount Sharp, it’s found distinctive benchlike rock formations. Read More
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Flight 49 Preview – By the Numbers
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Flight: 49 Flight date (no earlier than): 03/29/2023 Horizontal distance: feet 893.9 feet (272.5 meters) Flight time: 135.47 seconds...
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NASA’s MAVEN Observes the Disappearing Solar Wind
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NASA’s MAVEN (Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN) mission observed the dramatic and unexpected “disappearance” of a stream...
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The Long Wait
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There was a long delay between Flight 52 and Flight 53, and a deviation from the published Flight...