A closer look at what goes into wrapping up the mission as the spacecraft’s power supply continues to dwindle.
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NASA’s Perseverance Rover Gets the Dirt on Mars
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The mission’s first two samples of regolith – broken rock and dust – could help scientists better...
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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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How NASA’s Curiosity Rover Is Making Mars Safer for Astronauts
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A radiation sensor aboard the spacecraft is providing new data on the health risks humans would face on the...
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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 Makes New Discoveries in Mars’ Jezero Crater
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The rover found that Jezero Crater’s floor is made up of volcanic rocks that have interacted with water. Read...
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Meet the Open-Source Software Powering NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter
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Created at NASA’s JPL, the open-source flight software called F Prime isn’t just powering humanity’s first interplanetary helicopter; it’s...
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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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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...