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NASA's Mars rover sends back surprising images
The Perseverance rover has captured new images revealing geological evidence of a fast-flowing river that once poured into Mars' Jezero Crater.
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Mars Exploration
Follow the exploration of Mars through orbiters, landers and rovers, with explainers on Martian geology, climate, water and habitability.
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The Perseverance rover has taken soil and rock samples on Mars
NASA's Perseverance rover has collected soil and rock samples on Mars to bring back to Earth for research.
China's Mars rover finds ancient ocean ruins
Clues to the existence of coastlines on Mars 3.5 billion years ago have been revealed through newly discovered sedimentary rock layers and stratigrap…
'Martian Gardens - Martian Gardens' helps scientists find a way to grow vegetables on Mars
NASA has made many bold plans for the future of the Mars program, adding self-propelled ships to the Martian surface by 2020 and sending manned space…
Heat shield in Mars mission $ 2 billion cracked
A crack appeared on the heat shield of the new Mars exploration vehicle scheduled to launch into space in July 2020, NPR reported on April 27.
NASA tested parachutes for the Mars mission,
NASA's upcoming Mars mission will be a challenging and demanding journey. One of the most important stages is to ship the landing pillar.
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Decoding the 1,800km-long cloud on Mars.
The cloud formed above the Arsia Mons volcano before dawn, then expanded at speeds up to 600 km/h before dissipating.
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NASA robot reaches one year of operation on Mars.
The NASA robot completed its mission as originally planned, lasting 687 Earth days or a Martian year, and began its extended mission.
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China admits it cannot revive Mars robot
Mars robot Zhu Rong cannot wake up from hibernation because its solar panels are covered by a thick layer of dust.
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The sound of a Martian dust devil 'swallowing' a NASA robot
The first recording of a dust storm on the surface of Mars revealed that the dust tornado that 'swallowed' the Perseverance robot in September 2021 was 119 m high.
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NASA's 'oldest' Mars orbiter has not run out of fuel yet
An error in calculating the remaining fuel of the 22-year-old Mars Odyssey orbiter had experts thinking it was about to end its mission.
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NASA Robot Takes First Photo of Sunbeam on Mars
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) posted a panoramic image of a Martian sunset taken by the Curiosity rover, made up of 28 small images.
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NASA develops nuclear-thermal rocket to take humans to Mars in 45 days
NASA will develop nuclear rockets to cut the time it takes to make a manned trip to Mars from seven months to 45 days.
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How would the disappearance of Mars affect Earth?
If Mars suddenly disappeared, the first thing Elon Musk would probably have to face is a crowd of confused investors.
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NASA's Mars mission was delayed for another 2 years
There is no official information on whether or not NASA will completely cancel the mission, or just delay the mission until 2018.
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Locate the answer for Europe's Mars mission
The European Space Agency (ESA) announced on October 1 that it has identified four potential locations on Mars to carry out self-propelled landings in 2019.
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Sleep disorder in Mars mission
On June 3, 2010, a group of six international volunteers began to confine themselves in a room like the 550m3 spacecraft at the Russian Academy of Science, in a mission…
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Perseverance rover captures solar eclipse on Mars
NASA's Perseverance rover on Mars witnessed a solar eclipse
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Asteroids play a key role for the Martian mission
Nearly asteroids near Earth provide a unique opportunity to test new technologies necessary for the mission to send people to Mars.
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Watch NASA probe 'capture' Martian sandstorm
Unlike on Earth, Martian dust storms are weaker and smaller, but play an important role in transporting dust across the planet.
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NASA finds new form of 'building blocks of life' on Mars?
A new technique performed by Martian warrior Curiostiy has helped uncover traces of the previously unknown building blocks of life on this mysterious planet.
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Special design of the aircraft with the goal of finding life on Mars
NASA is sponsoring a project to develop a specially designed aircraft capable of flying on Mars to search for signs of life on Mars.
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NASA revealed a model of a solar-powered plane on Mars
The MAGGIE aircraft can fly 179km at an altitude of 1,000m, helping to study the atmosphere and geophysics on Mars.
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NASA's explorers 'died' after 15 years of exploring Mars
The historic dust storm on the red planet makes the Opportunity explorer vehicle unable to reload energy and lose contact with the Earth.
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NASA will create fuel for missiles from ... Mars land
A big problem that has long been a headache for scientists is how to go after people traveling to distant planets, enough fuel for the spacecraft to return.