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Lockheed Martin aeroshell selected to for next Mars lander
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory awarded Lockheed Martin a contract to design and build the aeroshell for the Mars Sample Retrieval Lander.
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Mars rover to move south after testing
China's Mars rover Zhurong will continue moving southward to explore the Red Planet, focusing on key scientific issues, such as potential locations of water and ice, as well as volcanic activities, according to a project leader.
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China reveals photos taken by Mars rover
The China National Space Administration made public on Friday four pictures taken by the Tianwen 1 robotic mission, showing the Zhurong rover on Martian surface and scenes of its landing site.
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Perseverance Rover Begins Its First Science Campaign on Mars
On June 1, NASA's Perseverance Mars rover kicked off the science phase of its mission by leaving the "Octavia E.
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NASA’s Mars helicopter Ingenuity flies for 7th time
NASA's Mars helicopter Ingenuity moved to a new landing site about 115 feet away from its original position on the Red Planet during its seventh flight.
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China releases new Mars image taken by Tianwen 1 probe
The China National Space Administration (CNSA) Monday released a new image taken by the Tianwen 1 probe, showing the country's first Mars rover and its landing platform on the red planet's surface.
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A new water treatment technology could also help Mars explorers
A team led by UC Riverside engineers has developed a catalyst to remove a dangerous chemical from water on Earth that could also make Martian soil safer for agriculture and help produce oxygen for human Mars explorers.
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ExoMars rover twin begins Earth-based mission in ‘Mars Terrain Simulator’
The replica ExoMars rover that will be used in the Rover Operations Control Centre to support mission training and operations is fully assembled and has completed its first drive around the Mars Terrain Simulator at ALTEC, in Turin, Italy.
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InSight Mars Lander Gets a power boost
The team behind NASA's InSight Mars lander has come up with an innovative way to boost the spacecraft's energy at a time when its power levels have been falling.
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NASA’s Curiosity rover captures shining clouds on Mars
Cloudy days are rare in the thin, dry atmosphere of Mars. Clouds are typically found at the planet's equator in the coldest time of year, when Mars is the farthest from the Sun in its oval-shaped orbit.
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Surviving an in-flight anomaly: what happened on Ingenuity’s 6th flight
On the 91st Martian day, or sol, of NASA's Mars 2020 Perseverance rover mission, the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter performed its sixth flight.
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NASA software unlocks Martian rover productivity
Productivity pundits know lots of tricks to make the most of your day, so you can schedule enough time for important tasks while guarding against overload.
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Newly discovered glaciers could aid human survival on Mars
With Elon Musk keen to settle on Mars, and NASA planning its own human missions, there's more to it than finding a safe place to land on the red planet.
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China’s Zhurong rover moves onto Martian surface to begin scientific operations
The Chinese Martian rover Zhurong moved from its landing platform onto the surface of the Red Plane at 10:40 am Saturday, starting its exploration around the landing site, according to the China National Space Administration.
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China’s first Mars rover starts exploring red planet
China's first Mars rover, Zhurong, drove down from its landing platform to the Martian surface Saturday, leaving the country's first "footprints" on the red planet.
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Salts could be important piece of Martian organic puzzle
A NASA team has found that organic, or carbon-containing, salts are likely present on Mars, with implications for the Red Planet's past habitability.