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NASA’s Perseverance rover deposits first sample on Mars surface

ASTRONOMY
A titanium tube containing a rock sample is resting on the Red Planet's surface after being placed there on Dec. 21 by NASA's Perseverance...

Japanese company’s lander rockets toward moon with UAE rover

ASTRONOMY
A Tokyo company aimed for the moon with its own private lander Sunday, blasting off atop a SpaceX rocket with the United Arab Emirates'...

The Perseverance rover is collecting rock samples from Mars to bring back to Earth

MARS
Hidden in the minerals and textures that make up rocks are clues about how and when they formed and were later altered. These changes...

First underground radar images from Mars Perseverance Rover reveal some surprises

MARS
After a tantalizing year-and-a-half wait since the Mars Perseverance Rover touched down on our nearest planetary neighbor, new data is arriving—and bringing with it...

Perseverance rover retrieves key rocky clues to Mars’ geologic and water history

MARS
In its first year exploring Jezero Crater on Mars, the Perseverance rover collected rock samples that scientists anticipate will provide a long-awaited timeline for...

10 years since landing, NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover still has drive

ASTRONOMY
Despite signs of wear, the intrepid spacecraft is about to start an exciting new chapter of its mission as it climbs a Martian mountain. Ten...

String theory: NASA Mars rover discovers mystery object

MARS
Is it tumbleweed? A piece of fishing line? Spaghetti? A tangled object discovered by NASA's Mars Perseverance rover has intrigued space watchers, leaving some musing...

Our Mars rover mission was suspended because of the Ukraine war. What we’re hoping for next

MARS
Just a few months ago, we were confidently expecting to launch our rover, Rosalind Franklin, to Mars in September as part of the ExoMars...

Chinese rover finds evidence that water was present on Mars more recently than thought

MARS
A team of researchers at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, working with a colleague from the University of Copenhagen, has found evidence that water...

NASA’s Perseverance rover captures video of solar eclipse on Mars

ASTRONOMY
NASA's Perseverance Mars rover has captured dramatic footage of Phobos, Mars' potato-shaped moon, crossing the face of the Sun. These observations can help scientists...

Perseverance rover arrives at ancient river delta for new science campaign

ASTRONOMY
After collecting eight rock-core samples from its first science campaign and completing a record-breaking, 31-Martian-day (or sol) dash across about 3 miles (5 kilometers)...

Curiosity Mars Rover reroutes away from ‘gator-back’ rocks

MARS
NASA's Curiosity Mars rover spent most of March climbing the "Greenheugh Pediment"—a gentle slope capped by rubbly sandstone. The rover briefly summited this feature's...
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