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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Global Trio of Orbiters Shows Small Dust Storms Help Dry Out Mars
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By combining observations from three international spacecraft at Mars, scientists were able to show that regional dust storms play...
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NASA’s Curiosity Takes Inventory of Key Life Ingredient on Mars
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Newly published research quantifies the presence of organic carbon in Martian rocks. Read More
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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 Perseverance Rover Begins Its First Science Campaign on Mars
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The six-wheeled scientist is heading south to explore Jezero Crater’s lakebed in search of signs of ancient microbial life....
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NASA’s Next Mars Rover Is Ready for the Most Precise Landing Yet
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What to expect when the Mars 2020 Perseverance rover arrives at the Red Planet on Feb. 18, 2021. Read...
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NASA’s Perseverance Rover Hightails It to Martian Delta
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The rover’s self-driving capabilities will be put to the test this month as it begins a record-breaking series of...
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Flight 34 Was Short But Significant
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Compared to some of the other flights this past year, Flight 34 might not stand out. Even...
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NASA’s Perseverance Rover Investigates Geologically Rich Mars Terrain
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The latest findings provide greater detail on a region of the Red Planet that has a watery past and...