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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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NASA is asking for help to retrieve Mars samples that could be the first evidence of alien life
NASA's Perseverance rover is collecting Mars rock and soil that could contain hints of ancient alie…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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A mysterious hole on Mars could be a jackpot of scientific discoveries, from extraterrestrial life to where astronauts could live
NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter imaged a hole on Mars in 2022 that recently resurfaced, reigniti…
Ellyn Lapointe,Jessica Orwig
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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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NASA just scored a badly needed win: The best potential evidence of alien life yet
The Perseverance rover found potential evidence of life on Mars. Three features make the rock promi…
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 has collected its first Mars sample. But it needs $4 billion, 10 years, and new technology to bring the rock to Earth.
The Perseverance rover kicked off its search for signs of ancient microbial Mars life. But to compl…
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's Perseverance rover has finally drilled a sample of Mars rock, kicking off its search for alien microbes
NASA aims to collect dozens of samples from Mars' Jezero Crater in its search for evidence of ancie…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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NASA thinks it solved the mystery of the Perseverance rover's missing rock sample, but now it has to drive away and try again
Perseverance drilled into Mars rock for the first time - only to find that the sample it cored had …
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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4 experts explain why Elon Musk's plan to colonize Mars is 'romanticized', not 'realistic', 'cosmic vandalism'
SpaceX founder Elon Musk said he plans to have a million people on Mars by 2050. Scientists say tha…
Maiya Focht
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Watch NASA mission control live as the Perseverance rover attempts to land on Mars on Thursday
NASA's Perseverance Mars rover will attempt to record video and audio as it plunges through the pla…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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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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NASA's Mars helicopter nailed its 10th flight - double what engineers had hoped Ingenuity would do
Flight 10 is a significant milestone: Ingenuity has now flown twice as many times as NASA engineers…
Aria Bendix
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2 stunning panoramas show life on Mars through the eyes and ears of NASA's Perseverance rover
A 360-degree video captures the sound of Mars' windy atmosphere. Another panorama gives a look at t…
Aria Bendix
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NASA's Perseverance rover is about to attempt a supersonic plunge to Mars, complete with a jetpack landing
NASA's rover must plow through Mars' atmosphere at supersonic speeds, deploy a parachute to slow it…