Dr. Shannon Curry, planetary scientist and the deputy assistant director of planetary science at the Space Sciences Laboratory (SSL) at the University of California, Berkeley, has assumed leadership of NASA’s first mission devoted to studying the Martian atmosphere.
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Mars Is Getting a New Robotic Meteorologist
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Sensors on NASA’s Perseverance will help prepare for future human exploration by taking weather measurements and studying dust particles....
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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 Retires InSight Mars Lander Mission After Years of Science
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The mission has concluded that the solar-powered lander has run out of energy after more than four years on...
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NASA Extends Exploration for Two Planetary Science Missions
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The missions – Juno and InSight – have each increased our understanding of our solar system, as well as...
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NASA-JPL’s ‘On a Mission’ Podcast New Season Rolls Out With Mars Rovers
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With the first episode available now, Season Four shares the personal stories of the people who’ve helped put NASA’s...
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My Favorite Martian Image: Helicopter Scouts Ridge Area for Perseverance
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A member of the Perseverance rover’s science team explains why the aerial image offers science advantages over ground-level images....
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NASA Marks 25 Years Since Pathfinder Touched Down on Mars
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The newly deployed Sojourner rover – the first of its kind on the Red Planet – sits on the...
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From JPL’s Mailroom to Mars and Beyond
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Bill Allen has thrived as the mechanical systems design lead for three Mars rover missions, but he got his...