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Three bacterial strains discovered on space station may help grow plants on Mars
In order to withstand the rigors of space on deep-space missions, food grown outside of Earth needs a little extra help from bacteria.
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Perseverance SuperCam science instrument delivers first results
The first readings from the SuperCam instrument aboard NASA's Perseverance rover have arrived on Earth.
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Hope Probe captures new images of Mars with the Emirates Ultraviolet Spectrometer
The Emirates Mars Mission (EMM), the first interplanetary exploration undertaken by an Arab nation, achieved another major milestone on February 20th, 2021…
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Early Martian climate was intermittently warm
A new study that characterizes the climate of Mars over the planet's lifetime reveals that in its earliest history it was periodically warmed due to the…
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Perseverance ‘SuperCam’ begins hunt for past life on Mars
The bundle of instruments known as SuperCam on board the Perseverance Mars rover has collected its first samples in the hunt for past life on the Red Planet, mission scientists said Wednesday.
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Mars Express unlocks the secrets of curious cloud
When spring arrives in southern Mars, a cloud of water ice emerges near the 20-kilometre-tall Arsia Mons volcano, rapidly stretching out for many hundreds of kilometres before fading away in mere hours.
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NASA Awards Mars Ascent Propulsion System Contract for Sample Return
NASA has awarded the Mars Ascent Propulsion System (MAPS) contract to Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation of Elkton, Maryland, to provide propulsion support…
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China’s Tianwen-1 probe to land on Mars in May or June
China's Mars probe Tianwen-1 is traveling at a speed of 4.8 km per second in the Mars orbit, and is expected to land on the red planet in May or June, a senior space expert said on Thursday.
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NASA’s Perseverance Drives on Mars’ Terrain for First Time
NASA's Mars 2020 Perseverance rover performed its first drive on Mars March 4, covering 21.3 feet (6.5 meters) across the Martian landscape.
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ExoMars goes for a spin
The full ExoMars 2022 mission comprising the carrier module, descent module, Kazachok surface platform and Rosalind Franklin rover have completed essential 'spin tests' in preparation for their journey to Mars.
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Planetary science intern leads study of Martian crust
The planet Mars has no global magnetic field, although scientists believe it did have one at some point in the past.
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China shows first high-def pictures of Mars taken by Tianwen 1
The China National Space Administration made public on Thursday morning the first high-definition pictures of Mars taken by the nation's spacecraft.
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Perseverance Hardware One Day after Landing
This first HiRISE image of the Perseverance Rover on the surface of Mars also shows many parts of the descent system that got it safely there.
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Ice frozen under Mars’ surface offers major resource to aid future settlements
Frozen water is hiding beneath the dust-covered surface of Mars, and scientist Ali Bramson wants to find it.
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Testing proves its worth with successful mars parachute deployment
The giant canopy that helped land Perseverance on Mars was tested here on Earth at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia.
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SwRI scientist captures evidence of dynamic seasonal activity on a Martian sand dune
A Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) scientist examined 11 Mars years of image data to understand the seasonal processes that create linear gullies on the slopes of the megadune in the Russell crater on Mars.