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 Curiosity Mars Rover Reroutes Away From ‘Gator-Back’ Rocks
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To avoid patches of knife-edged rocks, the mission has taken an alternative path up Mount Sharp. Read More
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MOXIE Could Help Future Rockets Launch Off Mars
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NASA’s Perseverance rover carries a device to convert Martian air into oxygen that, if produced on a larger scale,...
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NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Logs Second Successful Flight
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The small rotorcraft’s horizons were expanded on its second flight. Read More
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NASA’s Perseverance Rover Arrives at Delta for New Science Campaign
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Collecting samples as it explores an ancient and now-dry river channel is but one goal the six-wheeled geologist will...
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New Study Challenges Long-Held Theory of Fate of Mars’ Water
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The new science results indicate that a large quantity of the Red Planet’s water is trapped in its crust...
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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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NASA’s Perseverance Rover Is Midway to Mars
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Sometimes half measures can be a good thing – especially on a journey this long. The agency’s latest rover...
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Independent Review Indicates NASA Prepared for Mars Sample Return Campaign
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NASA released an independent review report Tuesday indicating the agency is well positioned for its Mars Sample Return campaign...