For the first time in its eight years orbiting Mars, NASA’s MAVEN mission witnessed two different types of ultraviolet aurorae simultaneously, the result of solar storms that began on Aug. 27.
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NASA’s Curiosity Rover Finds Patches of Rock Record Erased, Revealing Clues
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A new paper enriches scientists’ understanding of where the rock record preserved or destroyed evidence of Mars’ past and...
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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 Curiosity Takes Selfie With ‘Mary Anning’ on the Red Planet
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The Mars rover has drilled three samples of rock in this clay-enriched region since arriving in July. Read More
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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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First You See It, Then You Don’t: Scientists Closer to Explaining Mars Methane Mystery
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Why do some science instruments detect the gas on the Red Planet while others don’t? Read More
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NASA’s Perseverance Rover Collects First Mars Rock Sample
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The rock core is now enclosed in an airtight titanium sample tube, and will be available for retrieval in...
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NASA’s Perseverance Rover Set to Begin Third Year at Jezero Crater
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After completing the first sample depot on another world, the rover continues its hunt for Mars rocks...
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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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