Scaling a mountain, NASA rover sends home glorious Martian view
From its perch in the foothills of the 3.4-mile-high mountain, you can see over an expanse of plains, called Aeolis Palus, ...
‘Wear and Tear’: NASA’s Curiosity Rover Wheels Show Remarkable Resilience After 11 Years on Mars
After over 11 years of exploring the harsh Martian landscape, NASA’s Curiosity Rover is showing visible signs of wear and ...
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NASA Rover Shoots Laser at Martian Rock And Reveals Ancient Secret
Rocks loafing about on the surface of Mars have been harboring secrets about the red planet's mysterious past.
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NASA's Curiosity Mars rover discovers evidence of ripples from an ancient Red Planet lake (images)
The ripples suggest that the lake was free of ice at one point.
Cuts to NASA’s budget could derail America’s Mars ambitions
Such major and arbitrary cuts to NASA’s budget would do very little to save money, but they will undercut and decimate one of ...
The 1960s Tech Keeping NASA’s Voyager Probes Alive for Nearly 50 Years
Solar panels are next to useless in the outer solar system, so NASA’s Voyager probes rely on nuclear batteries—technology ...
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Did Mars harbour life? One of the strongest signs yet is spotted in a peculiar rock
The intriguing chemistry of a rock collected by the Perseverance rover could trace to microbial activity — or not.
NASA knows exactly where to look on Mars for signs of life
Since its arrival on the Martian surface five years ago, NASA’s Perseverance rover has been busy scouring the Red Planet for ...
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NASA scientists in shock as rock on Mars spills small yellow treasure when the Curiosity rover drives over it
Mars just dropped a surprise golden nugget —literally. Curiosity accidentally cracked open an ordinary-looking rock, only to ...
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Dust devils on Mars produce lightning-like zaps of electricity
NASA’s Perseverance rover recorded unusual sounds as a Martian dust devil passed directly over the robotic vehicle in 2021, ...