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NASA's Perseverance Just Broke The Off-World Driving Record, While Mostly Steering Itself
NASA's Perseverance rover sets a new milestone by breaking the off-world driving record on Mars.
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World's first round-trip mission to Mars has launched
Japan's Mars moon mission and upcoming 2027 launches have been highlighted in recent space sector coverage.
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Giant canyon on Mars is still tectonically active today
Recent research reveals that the giant Martian canyon Valles Marineris remains tectonically active today.
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Second Crew of Mars Astronauts NASA Locked Up for a Year Are Coming Out on October 31
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‘Once-in-a-lifetime chance’: Japan launches historic mission to collect rocks from Mars’s moon Phobos
Japan launches a historic mission to return soil samples from Mars's moon Phobos.
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What color is Mars really? NASA Curiosity photo shows Mars stripped down.
NASA's Curiosity rover captures a detailed sunrise panorama of Mars, revealing cliffs and new color details.
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Japan launches spacecraft to mysterious moons of Mars in a bold mission to bring home soil samples
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Mars’ two tiny moons shouldn’t exist. A new mission will reveal why they do
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Japan's MMX mission set to grab a piece of Mars's moon Phobos
Japan launches a historic round-trip mission to retrieve soil samples from the Martian moon Phobos.
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A Japanese Spacecraft Aims to Bring Back a Bit of a Martian Moon
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Japan to launch spacecraft on a mission to get samples from a Martian moon
Japan is preparing a historic spacecraft mission to retrieve physical samples from a Martian moon.
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NASA’s Mars rover reaches major milestone with record-breaking journey
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Scientists discover going to Mars could break human hearts
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Japan to launch Martian moon mission on Tuesday | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News
Japan prepares a historic, world-first spacecraft launch targeting a Martian moon for Tuesday.
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NASA's SkyFall helicopters will 'show us parts of Mars we've never seen before', scientists say
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NASA-backed mission aims to land on Mars moon, bring samples home
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1,000-mile-long cloud that forms and vanishes on Mars every day obeys 'exotic physics' never seen on Earth
A recurring thousand-mile-long cloud on Mars is drawing global scientific attention due to exotic physical properties.
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An abandoned rock sample could prove life once existed on Mars. But will it ever reach Earth?
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See sunrise on Mars in breathtaking new NASA images — as mysterious, billion-year-old crags come into view
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Roman Temple to Mars Unearthed Beneath Forest Floor
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Scientists engineer microbe to help humanity settle Mars
Engineered yeast could become the sticky cement that builds the first 3‑D‑printed habitats on Mars.
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There's a strange cloud on Mars that can only be explained with 'exotic physics'. Scientists think they've finally solved the mystery
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Curiosity Rover Snaps Another Banger Photo: A Martian Mountain at Dawn
NASA's Curiosity Mars rover captures a new dawn panorama revealing wind-carved yardangs.
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Mars’s Weirdest Cloud Forms in a Way Scientists Thought Was Impossible
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Audacious space heist aims to bring home bits of mysterious martian moon
An upcoming space mission aims to collect and return soil samples from Mars's largest moon, Phobos.
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How a scientist used Britpop to reach Mars
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NASA photo of Mars dawn reveals cliffs in unprecedented detail
NASA’s new dawn shot from Curiosity reveals Martian cliffs in striking detail as the rover hits its first kilometre of travel.
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1,000-mile-long cloud that forms and vanishes on Mars every day obeys 'exotic physics' never seen on Earth
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NASA rover takes striking image of dawn's early light on Mars
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Earth and Mars may be neighboring rocky worlds but they were built in different ways
Recent scientific studies reveal that Earth and Mars formed through distinct developmental paths despite their planetary proximity.
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Lakers’ Ziaire Williams proposes to girlfriend as Bruno Mars’ ‘Marry You’ plays at concert
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Mars polar ice is refreshingly pristine. What does this mean for life on the Red Planet?
Recent findings reveal that the north pole of Mars is significantly less dusty than scientists previously anticipated.
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Scientists Thought Mars’s North Polar Ice Was 25% Dust. They Were Way Off
New findings reveal that the water ice at the north pole of Mars is significantly cleaner than previous scientific estimates suggested.
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Nasa heads to Scottish Highlands in its search for life on Mars
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Hunt for humans’ ancient ancestor begins... on Mars
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Earth and Mars: Built from different cosmic recipes
New chemical evidence published in Nature Astronomy suggests Earth and Mars formed via different processes despite sharing the same cosmic origin.
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US Woman Wins $300,000 NASA Prize For Solving A Major Mars Mission Challenge
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NASA's Perseverance Mars rover finds groundwater, lakes, and hot fluids in one place
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China reveals plan to map the entire surface of Mars by 2028 amid race with US
China plans to complete a new-generation geologic map of the entire surface of Mars by the end of 2028.
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Strange 'coral reef' deposits reveal Mars' climate history photo of the day for Sept. 28, 2026
Recent coverage examines a new Mars photo revealing unexpected purple and pink geological features and coral reef deposits.
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Recent astronomical discoveries highlight rare cosmic phenomena, ancient supernovas, and unusual space imaging.
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Philadelphia designer wins $300,000 as NASA pays $650,000 for Mars food ideas
A Philadelphia designer wins the top prize in a NASA competition for Mars food systems.
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3 Chinese Zodiac Signs Attract Wealth & Prosperity All Week From Now Through October 4
Astrology and horoscope coverage highlights wealth attraction for three Chinese zodiac signs alongside the entry of Mars into Leo.
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'Mars constantly throws surprises at you': Perseverance rover finds evidence of ancient hot water in Red Planet crater
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Alien sunsets, stone spiderwebs and mysterious doors: Curiosity's top 10 photos after 5,000 days on Mars
NASA releases panoramic images and insights from the Curiosity rover marking over 5,000 sols on Mars.
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Caves beneath sinkhole reveal origin of mystery trenches that score Australian Plain
Extensive trench networks discovered above hidden Australian caves are offering new clues for Mars subsurface exploration.
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Spectacular image from the surface of Mars – and scientists get a big surprise while searching for signs of ancient life
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Early Mars rocks reveal at least three separate water episodes
Perseverance reveals at least three separate water episodes and buried carbonate stores on early Mars.
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NASA Punched 5 Holes Into Mars. The Craters Revealed a Surprise.
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Bruno Mars Extends His No. 1 Run As Another Single Soars To New Highs
Bruno Mars achieves a historic chart milestone as his single I Just Might claims the longest-running No. 1 spot ever.
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NASA’s Curiosity rover sends postcard home after almost 14 years on Mars
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Curiosity beams home a postcard for its 5,000th day on Mars
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Mars settlers may live in houses made of yeast and gelatin
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Curiosity rover spots odd 'footprints' on Mars photo of the day for Sept. 15, 2026
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Scientists Thought Ancient Water Carved Martian Gullies. New Analysis Says Otherwise
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Japan's Mars moon project explained in lecture | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News
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China Plans To Return Samples From Mars In 2031 After The U.S. Cancels Its Own Plans
China plans to return Mars samples by 2031 following the cancellation of United States efforts.
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Musk and SpaceX Face Expensive Tradeoffs on the Road to Mars
SpaceX balances multi-billion dollar financial milestones, upcoming flight schedules, and commercial delivery pressures.
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Mars astronauts could live in houses made of yeast and jello, say scientists
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Rocket Lab protests NASA's decision to award Blue Origin $700 million Mars orbiter contract
Rocket Lab challenges NASA's decision to award Blue Origin a $700 million Mars orbiter contract.