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Mars rover Opportunity hunkers down during dust storm
Science operations for NASA's Opportunity rover have been temporarily suspended as it waits out a growing dust storm on Mars.
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Opportunity rover sends transmission amid Martian dust storm
NASA's Opportunity rover is currently hunkered down, waiting out a severe dust storm on Mars.
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NASA finds ancient organic material, mysterious methane on Mars
NASA's Curiosity rover has found new evidence preserved in rocks on Mars that suggests the planet could have supported ancient life, as well as new evidence in the Martian atmosphere that relates to the search for current life on the Red Planet.
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Minerology on Mars points to a cold and icy ancient climate
The climate throughout Mars' early history has long been debated - was the Red Planet warm and wet, or cold and icy?
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More building blocks of life found on Mars
A NASA robot has detected more building blocks for life on Mars -- the most complex organic matter yet -- from 3.5 billion-year-old rocks on the surface of the Red Planet, scientists said Thursday.
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Curiosity rover finds organic matter, unidentified methane source on Mars
NASA's Curiosity rover has found organic molecules in ancient sedimentary rock collected from Mars' surface.
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Science Team Continues to Improve Opportunity’s Use of the Robotic Arm
Opportunity is halfway down in "Perseverance Valley" on the west rim of Endeavour Crater.
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New data-mining technique offers most-vivid picture of Martian mineralogy
A team of scientists led by Carnegie's Shaunna Morrison and including Bob Hazen have revealed the mineralogy of Mars at an unprecedented scale, which will help them understand the planet's geologic history and habitability.
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Mars Curiosity’s Labs Are Back in Action
NASA's Curiosity rover is analyzing drilled samples on Mars in one of its onboard labs for the first time in more than a year.
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From horizon to horizon: Celebrating 15 years of Mars Express
Fifteen years ago, ESA's Mars Express was launched to investigate the Red Planet.
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New image shows exposed bedrock in Hale Crater on Mars
NASA has released a new image from its Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter that shows the red planet's Hale Crater -- a large impact crater with more than 62 miles of intriguing physical features.
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Embry-Riddle Student is Helping NASA Prepare for Trips to Mars
Watching the Moon landing in 1969 on TV with her family in Trinidad and Tobago sparked Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University graduate student Karen Brun's interest in the NASA space program.
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Opportunity Mars rover ready to study rock targets up close
Opportunity is halfway down in "Perseverance Valley" on the west rim of Endeavour Crater, pursuing hypotheses as to the origin of the valley.
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Red Planet rover set for extreme environment workout
A representative model of the ExoMars rover that will land on Mars in 2021 is beginning a demanding test campaign that will ensure it can survive the rigours of launch and landing, as well as operations under the environmental conditions of Mars.
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Why we won’t get to Mars without teamwork
If humanity hopes to make it to Mars anytime soon, we need to understand not just technology, but the psychological dynamic of a small group of astronauts…
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Opportunity Collects Panoramas for Site Awareness and Future Drive Planning
Opportunity is still about halfway down in "Perseverance Valley" on the west rim of Endeavour Crater, pursuing hypotheses as to the origin of the valley.