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Freaky finding: NASA's Curiosity rover has found something on Mars that shouldn’t have existed there!
Scientists say this Martian discovery by Curiosity is akin to finding an oasis in the desert—it sho…
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Another point for life on Mars: Signs of liquid water discovered under the planet's surface
NASA's InSight lander measured Marsquakes, and now its data is hinting there's a reservoir of liqui…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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A train on the Moon? NASA’s new space tech includes lunar railways, Martian rockets and more
NASA has set its sights on six mind-blowing tech concepts that seem ripped straight from science fi…
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UP, Bihar towns on Mars? Indian scientists name newly discovered Martian craters Mursan and Hilsa
Scientists at the Physical Research Laboratory (PRL) in Ahmedabad have not only discovered a trio o…
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NASA's Ingenuity helicopter just failed to lift off from the Martian surface, but it will try again on Friday
Ingenuity didn't get off the ground for its ambitious fourth flight. NASA engineers have just a wee…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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NASA's Ingenuity helicopter just flew sideways over the Martian surface in its second aerial adventure
Ingenuity is moving fast after its first flight. Future attempts will go further and faster as NASA…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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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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China just launched an ambitious Mars mission that could be its first to reach the red planet — and make it just the third nation to explore the Martian surface
The Tianwen-1 orbiter, lander, and rover mission successfully launched on a Long March 5 rocket Thu…
Dave Mosher
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NASA's Ingenuity helicopter just flew to a new Martian airfield to start a new mission
Ingenuity is shattering milestones that NASA engineers once thought impossible. It flew higher than…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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The success of NASA’s Mars helicopter exploring Martian skies depends on the final five inches
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is doing what no space agency has done bef…
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The NASA Perseverance's SuperCam delivered audio of Martian rocks being zapped by lasers. It is one of the many highlights of its mission so far.
NASA released an audiotape of its rover zapping a rock this week, highlighting another example of t…
Zahra Tayeb
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NASA is about to land its $830-million InSight mission on Mars. Here's a second-by-second timeline of the probe's treacherous journey to the Martian surface.
Getting a rocket ride to the red planet is the easy part. It's touching down on Mars that aerospace…
Dave Mosher
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NASA wants paid volunteers to spend a year living in a 3D-printed Martian habitat in Texas, where they will carry out spacewalks and research using VR tech
NASA is looking for participants to spend a year living in Mars Dune Alpha, a Texas-based facility …
Zahra Tayeb
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Photos show China's rover on the surface of Mars, ramping up its competition with NASA to explore the planet
The photos include a 360 degree panorama of the terrain, a selfie of the rover, and a picture of th…
Marianne Guenot
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For the first time, we have an audio recording from the surface of Mars - take a listen
Microphones on NASA's Perseverance rover have recorded audio from Mars' Jezero Crater. You can hear…
Aylin Woodward
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See the photo from the first helicopter flight on Mars, showing the planet's surface and the Ingenuity drone's shadow
Ingenuity flew 10 feet above the Martian surface on Monday and snapped a photo of its shadow from t…
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 …
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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The Martian Review: It is about hope, survival against odds and an intergalactic thrill
It’s a simple film that tugs at your heart, except for those moments when technology and space take…