The lander has taken measures to conserve energy; engineers aim to return to normal operations next week.
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NASA Awards Mars Ascent Propulsion System Contract for Sample Return
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The award moves NASA and ESA a step closer to realizing Mars Sample Return, an ambitious planetary exploration program...
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Searching for Life in NASA’s Perseverance Mars Samples
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When the agency’s newest rover mission searches for fossilized microscopic life on the Red Planet, how will scientists know...
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NASA Releases Independent Review’s Mars Sample Return Report
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The agency established the board in May 2023 to evaluate the technical, cost, and schedule plans prior...
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NASA’s InSight Still Hunting Marsquakes as Power Levels Diminish
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Dusty solar panels and darker skies are expected to bring the Mars lander mission to a close around the...
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The Mars Relay Network Connects Us to NASA’s Martian Explorers
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A tightly choreographed dance between NASA’s Deep Space Network and Mars orbiters will keep the agency’s Perseverance in touch...
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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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Flight 64 Preview – By the Numbers
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Flight 64 Expeected flight date: 10/27/2023 Horizontal flight distance: 408.435 meters Expected flight time: 124.5 seconds Flight...
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Clays, Not Water, Are Likely Source of Mars ‘Lakes’
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Three studies published in the past month have cast doubt on the premise of subsurface lakes below the Martian...
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