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Photos from NASA's Mars rover show the red planet's ancient rivers were much wilder than scientists first thought
NASA's Perseverance rover found evidence of a deep, high-energy river that could help scientists fi…
Grace Eliza Goodwin
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9 years into its Mars mission, NASA's Curiosity rover is rewriting the story of how the planet's water disappeared
NASA just landed a new rover on Mars, but the old one is still climbing a mountain and unearthing t…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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Scientists from NASA have found possible signs of life on Mars: Study
In the first study, the scientists discovered the reason behind seasonal shifts of methane …
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The case for alien life on Mars just got stronger, thanks to NASA's Curiosity Rover
Temperatures on Mars fluctuate between around 67 degrees Fahrenheit at their highest to −243 degree…
Hilary Brueck
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Here's What Mars Looked Like 4 Billion Years Ago
According to Joseph Grebowsky from NASA's Goodard Space Flight Center, the leading theory is that l…
Dina Spector
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Scientists say they've discovered one of the most likely places for life on Mars
"Having a later stage of water on Mars is probably a good thing for the potential for life on that …
Jessica Orwig
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NASA's Perseverance Mars rover will fire a laser from its 7-foot robotic arm to cut its first sample of Martian rock
NASA's Mars rover will cut a sample of Martian rock and send it back to Earth. The mission will hel…
Kate Duffy
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Watch the first-ever video of a Mars landing from NASA's Perseverance rover
Cameras captured Perseverance's descent and landing, including the moments a 70-foot parachute depl…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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NASA will pay most of the $9 billion cost of bringing Martian dirt back to Earth
NASA's $2.7 billion Perseverance rover landed on Mars in February, and will bring back Martian soil…
Kevin Reilly
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How the discovery of liquid water on Mars could change the Curiosity rover's mission
The problem is that Curiosity has been on the Martian surface for over 3 years, so no one knows if …
Jessica Orwig
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Scientists detected a set of salty lakes on Mars, hidden below the glaciers of its south pole
NASA's Perseverance rover is set to search for signs of ancient Martian life that could have migrat…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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NASA unveiled its plan to retrieve the first ever samples from Mars
NASA is taking a huge step toward that goal in 2020 with its "Mars 2020" rover. The Mars 2020 comes…
David Anderson
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NASA's next Mars rover will launch in 2020, and it's being built before our eyes - here's what the robot's birth has looked like
Upon completion, Mars 2020 will be 10 feet long, weigh 2,314 pounds, and run on nuclear power. It's…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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Images from NASA's Perseverance rover reveal that mysterious floods dragged boulders across Mars
The first study of Perseverance's early photos reveals signs of primordial floods and minerals that…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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NASA Perseverance's rock sample to give insight into Mars' history
NASA's Perseverance Mars rover has now collected two rock samples, giving scientists insight into M…
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3 spacecraft are set to reach Mars this month, from NASA, China, and the UAE. Here's what they aim to learn.
NASA is bringing a helicopter, and China aims to deploy an orbiter, lander, and rover from just one…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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NASA's Mars rover landed in the perfect place to hunt for alien fossils: an ancient lake bed called Jezero Crater
Perseverance will scour mud and clay in Jezero's river delta and shorelines for signs of microbe co…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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NASA's Perseverance rover already beamed back its first photos from the surface of Mars
Before the dust of the landing had even cleared, NASA's Perseverance Mars rover snapped two photos …