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NASA's InSight Mars lander is about to go into hibernation. If its batteries ran out, it could die.
The InSight lander is shutting down nonessential operations to save energy. An out-of-season dust s…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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ISRO finds that Mars is losing its atmosphere faster than Earth, and planet-encircling dust storms are speeding up the process
ISRO finds Mars’ atmospheric loss is being sped up by planet-encircling dust storms — confirming wh…
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NASA expects Mars lander to run out of power, ending InSight's historic mission
InSight detected more than 1,300 quakes on Mars, revealing the planet's inner layers for the first …
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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Wavering NASA lander detects biggest Mars quake yet, even as dust drains its energy
NASA's InSight lander is fighting a layer of Mars dust that's covering its solar panels and causing…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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NASA's InSight lander sent this final photo before dying after 4 years studying Mars quakes, dust devils, and meteor impacts
InSight revealed Mars's interior to scientists for the first time by capturing more than 1,300 Mars…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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NASA images show a meteor crashed into Mars, triggered a big quake, and kicked up surprise water ice
NASA's InSight lander detected an unusual quake on Mars. Then the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter spott…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen,Mariann…
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NASA imagery reveals China's Mars rover hasn't moved in months as Chinese scientists scramble to save the mission
The rover — part of China's first interplanetary mission — went into hibernation in May 2022 and wa…
Chris Panella,Morgan McFall-J…
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NASA's nuclear-powered Mars rover took an amazing selfie during an intense global dust storm
NASA is also working on its giant Space Launch System, and one of the planned versions might send a…
Dave Mosher
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A dust storm large enough to cover North America and Russia is engulfing Mars - and NASA images reveal how bleak the situation is
But light is now so dim near Opportunity that NASA put the rover to sleep to conserve power, since …
Dave Mosher
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NASA's Mars Opportunity rover is celebrating its 15th birthday with a nap because of a giant dust storm. Look back at its unlikely journey.
Today, the teenager is undergoing one of its toughest tests to date: a global dust storm is coverin…
Hilary Brueck
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For 15 years, NASA engineers played the Opportunity rover a daily 'wake-up' song. Listen to the best songs from the Mars morning routine playlist.
Mission engineers played a song each day to inspire Opportunity to turn back on. The rover lasted f…
Paola Rosa-Aquino
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Massive dust storms could threaten plans to colonize Mars and save humanity - but scientists are getting closer to predicting them
It turns out that in real life, the dangers of Martian dust storms would be muted somewhat by the p…
Ali Sundermier
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The United Arab Emirates' Mars probe just entered orbit around the red planet, the first in a Mars-mission bonanza
The UAE's first interplanetary mission could help solve the mystery of what happened to the Martian…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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A billboard outside of SpaceX headquarters targeted Elon Musk's plans for planet colonization on Earth Day: 'Mars sucks'
The billboard was set up by LA creative agency Activista on Earth Day, targeting SpaceX for its pla…
Grace Kay
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The worst storms on Earth are nothing compared to the weather on other planets
And the weather on Jupiter isn't any better. Of course, there's the Great Red Spot. A hurricane-lik…
Gina Echevarria,Rebecca Wilkin
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NASA's longest-running Mars mission is over with the presumed death of its Opportunity rover
"If we do not hear back after 45 days, the team will be forced to conclude that the sun-blocking du…
Dave Mosher
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NASA has pinpointed an area where astronauts could land on Mars. Ice is so accessible there that they could dig it up with a shovel.
Planning for a serious digging operation as part of any space mission requires heavy equipment, whi…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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These pictures show the exact hill NASA's longest-lived Mars robot may die upon
"If we do not hear back after 45 days, the team will be forced to conclude that the sun-blocking du…
Dave Mosher
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NASA scientists have to wear red-blue 3D glasses to pilot the Mars Curiosity rover because their advanced goggles don't work from home
The pilots of Curiosity normally rely on using special 3D goggles to look at the landscape around C…