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NASA’s Curiosity rover parked on a new spot on Mars—and made an unprecedented discovery

NASA’s Curiosity rover made an intriguing discovery on Mars, adding another layer to our understanding of the planet’s ...

NASA rover detects electric discharges like 'mini-sonic booms' on Mars

NASA's Perseverance rover has for the first time helped scientists confirm that electrical sparks often ignite within ...

NASA loses contact with its Maven spacecraft orbiting Mars for the last decade

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA has lost contact with a spacecraft that has orbited Mars for more than a decade. Maven abruptly ...

Lower-cost space missions like NASA's ESCAPADE are starting to deliver exciting science, but at a risk

After a yearslong series of setbacks, NASA's Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers, or ESCAPADE, mission has ...
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NASA’s new Mars discovery intrigues scientists with the rock’s “sculpted” shape

A strange rock standing alone in the dusty expanse of Jezero Crater on Mars has captured the attention of planetary ...
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NASA’s cutting-edge drones could soon explore Mars after desert tests

NASA’s first Mars helicopter turned a risky experiment into a new way of exploring another world, and now its successors are ...

NASA robot rover shows that sparks fly in dust storms on Mars

For several decades, it has been thought that dust devils on Mars may be able to produce spark discharges. Many lab ...
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Animation of NASA's ESCAPADE launched to Mars atop Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket

A pair of NASA spacecraft know as the Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers (ESCAPADE) to be launched to Mars ...