Latest News - NASA's Mars Exploration Program Copyright (c) 2012 NASA / JPL All rights reserved. http://mars.nasa.gov/news/ News, Government, NASA, Science, and Technology Get up-to-the-minute news on Mars missions. en-us Tue, 19 Mar 2024 03:40:45 GMT 5 Latest News - NASA's Mars Exploration Program http://mars.nasa.gov/news/ http://mars.nasa.gov/rss/mars-300.jpg Team Assessing SHERLOC Instrument on NASA's Perseverance Rover Read article: Team Assessing SHERLOC Instrument on NASA's Perseverance Rover

Engineers are working to stabilize a dust cover on one of the science instrument’s cameras.



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After Three Years on Mars, NASA's Ingenuity Helicopter Mission Ends Read article: After Three Years on Mars, NASA's Ingenuity Helicopter Mission Ends

NASA has proven powered, controlled flight is possible on other worlds, just as the Wright brothers proved it was possible on Earth.



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20 Years After Landing: How NASA's Twin Rovers Changed Mars Science Read article: 20 Years After Landing: How NASA's Twin Rovers Changed Mars Science

This month marks the 20th anniversary of Spirit and Opportunity’s landing on Mars, part of a mission whose legacy will extend far into the future.



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NASA's Curiosity Rover Captures a Martian Day, From Dawn to Dusk Read article: NASA's Curiosity Rover Captures a Martian Day, From Dawn to Dusk

Videos from the rover show its shadow moving across the Martian surface during a 12-hour sequence while Curiosity remained parked.



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NASA's Perseverance Rover Deciphers Ancient History of Martian Lake Read article: NASA's Perseverance Rover Deciphers Ancient History of Martian Lake

Now at 1,000 days on Mars, the mission has traversed an ancient river and lake system, collecting valuable samples along the way.



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NASA's MAVEN Observes the Disappearing Solar Wind Read article: NASA's MAVEN Observes the Disappearing Solar Wind

NASA’s MAVEN (Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN) mission observed the dramatic and unexpected “disappearance” of a stream of charged particles constantly emanating off the Sun, known as the solar wind.



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NASA Orbiter Snaps Stunning Views of Mars Horizon Read article: NASA Orbiter Snaps Stunning Views of Mars Horizon

The Odyssey orbiter captured clouds and dust in the Red Planet’s skies, along with one of its two tiny moons.



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NASA Uses Two Worlds to Test Future Mars Helicopter Designs Read article: NASA Uses Two Worlds to Test Future Mars Helicopter Designs

Engineers will go beyond the ends of the Earth to find more performance for future Mars helicopters.



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NASA's Mars Fleet Will Still Conduct Science While Lying Low Read article: NASA's Mars Fleet Will Still Conduct Science While Lying Low

Rovers and orbiters will continue collecting limited data during a two-week communications pause due to the position of Earth, the Sun, and the Red Planet.



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NASA's Curiosity Rover Clocks 4,000 Days on Mars Read article: NASA's Curiosity Rover Clocks 4,000 Days on Mars

The mission team is making sure the robotic scientist is staying strong, despite wear and tear from its 11-year journey.



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NASA Technologies Receive Multiple Nods in TIME Inventions of 2023 Read article: NASA Technologies Receive Multiple Nods in TIME Inventions of 2023

MOXIE, the oxygen-generating experiment aboard NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover, is among the technologies honored by the magazine.



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NASA Is Locating Ice on Mars With This New Map Read article: NASA Is Locating Ice on Mars With This New Map

The map could help the agency decide where the first astronauts to the Red Planet should land. The more available water, the less missions will need to bring.



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NASA's Perseverance Captures Dust-Filled Martian Whirlwind Read article: NASA's Perseverance Captures Dust-Filled Martian Whirlwind

The six-wheeled geologist spotted the twister as part of an atmospheric exploration of Jezero Crater.



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Historic Wind Tunnel Facility Testing NASA's Mars Ascent Vehicle Rocket Read article: Historic Wind Tunnel Facility Testing NASA's Mars Ascent Vehicle Rocket

The same facility that provided valuable testing for NASA missions to low-Earth orbit and the Moon is now helping the agency prepare to launch the first rocket from Mars.



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NASA Releases Independent Review's Mars Sample Return Report Read article: NASA Releases Independent Review's Mars Sample Return Report

The agency established the board in May 2023 to evaluate the technical, cost, and schedule plans prior to confirmation of the mission’s design.



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Autonomous Systems Help NASA's Perseverance Do More Science on Mars Read article: 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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NASA's Curiosity Reaches Mars Ridge Where Water Left Debris Pileup Read article: NASA's Curiosity Reaches Mars Ridge Where Water Left Debris Pileup

Believed to be a remnant of powerful ancient debris flows, Gediz Vallis Ridge is a destination long sought by the rover’s science team.



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NASA's Oxygen-Generating Experiment MOXIE Completes Mars Mission Read article: 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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NASA, Partners Study Ancient Life in Australia to Inform Mars Search Read article: NASA, Partners Study Ancient Life in Australia to Inform Mars Search

NASA is working with its international partners to study the ancient Earth as it relates to Mars



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Watch NASA Engineers Put a Mars Lander's Legs to the Test Read article: Watch NASA Engineers Put a Mars Lander's Legs to the Test

Sturdy legs are needed to absorb the impact of the heaviest spacecraft to ever touch down on the Red Planet.



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Cracks in Ancient Martian Mud Surprise NASA's Curiosity Rover Team Read article: Cracks in Ancient Martian Mud Surprise NASA's Curiosity Rover Team

A new paper suggests the same conditions that created the cracks could have been favorable to the emergence of microscopic life.



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NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Flies Again After Unscheduled Landing Read article: 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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NASA InSight Study Finds Mars Is Spinning Faster Read article: NASA InSight Study Finds Mars Is Spinning Faster

Data sent by the spacecraft before it retired last December has provided new details about how fast the planet fast rotates and how much it wobbles.



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NASA's Curiosity Rover Faces Its Toughest Climb Yet on Mars Read article: NASA's Curiosity Rover Faces Its Toughest Climb Yet on Mars

Shortly before the rover’s 11th anniversary on the Red Planet, its team helped guide it up a steep, slippery slope to examine meteor craters.



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NASA Mars Ascent Vehicle Continues Progress Toward Mars Sample Return Read article: NASA Mars Ascent Vehicle Continues Progress Toward Mars Sample Return

The first rocket launch from the surface of another planet will be accomplished using two solid rocket motors.



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