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September 21, 2023
Autonomous Systems Help NASA's Perseverance Do More Science on Mars
A computer pilot helps NASA’s six-wheeled geologist as it searches for rock samples that could be brought to Earth for deeper investigation.
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September 6, 2023
NASA's Oxygen-Generating Experiment MOXIE Completes Mars Mission
Riding with the Perseverance rover, the instrument has proved to be a viable technology for astronauts on Mars to produce oxygen for fuel and breathing.
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August 7, 2023
NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Flies Again After Unscheduled Landing
The helicopter performed a short hop to help the team better understand why its previous flight was interrupted.
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July 20, 2023
NASA's Perseverance Rover Sees Mars in a New Light
A cutting-edge instrument called SHERLOC, which hunts for molecules potentially related to ancient life, played a key role in a recent study.
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July 19, 2023
Ancient River Is Helping NASA's Perseverance Mars Rover Do Its Work
The six-wheeled geologist is getting some assistance in its in search for diverse rock samples that could be brought to Earth for deeper investigation.
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June 30, 2023
NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Phones Home
The intrepid rotorcraft may head skyward again within the week.
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June 22, 2023
Landing in Living Rooms: LEGO Models of NASA Mars Rover and Helicopter
A new STEM-themed kit developed in cooperation with NASA-JPL is designed to spark kids’ interest in engineering and space via traditional toys and augmented reality.
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June 8, 2023
Why – and How – NASA Gives a Name to Every Spot It Studies on Mars
Martian maps are full of monikers recognizing places on Earth, explorers, and even cartoon characters.
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May 18, 2023
NASA's Perseverance Rover Captures View of Mars' Belva Crater
The six-wheeled scientist encountered the crater during its latest science campaign in search of rock samples that could be brought to Earth for deeper investigation.
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May 11, 2023
Images From NASA's Perseverance May Show Record of Wild Martian River
Evidence left in rocks is leading scientists to rethink what watery environments looked like on ancient Mars.
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April 13, 2023
NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Completes 50th Flight
The history-making rotorcraft has recently been negotiating some of the most hazardous terrain it’s encountered on the Red Planet.
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March 31, 2023
NASA's Perseverance Collects First Mars Sample of New Science Campaign
The rover continues its hunt for rocks worthy of bringing to Earth for further study.
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February 17, 2023
NASA's Perseverance Rover Set to Begin Third Year at Jezero Crater
After completing the first sample depot on another world, the rover continues its hunt for Mars rocks worthy of study on Earth.
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February 14, 2023
NASA's Perseverance Rover Shows Off Collection of Mars Samples
The Red Planet rover snapped a portrait of the sample depot it has assembled with 10 backup sample tubes that could be returned to Earth by a future mission.
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January 30, 2023
NASA's Perseverance Rover Completes Mars Sample Depot
Ten sample tubes, capturing an amazing variety of Martian geology, have been deposited on Mars’ surface so they could be studied on Earth in the future.