NASA Administrator Bill Nelson and Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy met with elected officials about Earth science and visited mission control for the Perseverance Mars rover.
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NASA’s Perseverance Drives on Mars’ Terrain for First Time
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The first trek of the agency’s largest, most advanced rover yet on the Red Planet marks a major milestone...
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Help NASA Scientists Find Clouds on Mars
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By identifying clouds in data collected by NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, the public can increase scientists’ understanding of the...
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NASA’s MRO Finds Water Flowed on Mars Longer Than Previously Thought
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Caltech researchers used the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter to determine that surface water left salt minerals behind as recently as...
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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...
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10 Years Since Landing, NASA’s Curiosity Mars Rover Still Has Drive
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Despite signs of wear, the intrepid spacecraft is about to start an exciting new chapter of its mission as...
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Twin of NASA’s Perseverance Mars Rover Begins Terrain Tests
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OPTIMISM, the full-scale engineering model of Perseverance, begins a series of rigorous tests to assess the risk of potential...
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Why NASA Is Trying To Crash Land on Mars
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Like a car’s crumple zone, the experimental SHIELD lander is designed to absorb a hard impact. Read More
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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...