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China's Tianwen-3 Mars Sample Return Mission Targets 2031 Ahead of NASA, ESA
China's Tianwen-3 mission aims to return Martian rock samples to Earth by 2031, setting a benchmark in space exploration. Scheduled for launch in 2028, the mission will employ cutting-edge technologies, including a lander, ascent vehicle, rover, and helicopter, to gather samples from regions like Utopia Planitia and Chryse Planitia. These areas wer...
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NASA's Perseverance Rover Ascends Jezero Crater, Exploring Mars' Ancient Terrain
NASA’s Perseverance rover has initiated a critical new mission on Mars, beginning its ascent to the summit of Jezero Crater after three and half years of exploring its floor. This six-wheeled rover aims to reach the crater’s rim, which rises 1,000 feet above the Martian surface. The climb presents significant challenges, with Perseverance navig...
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NASA's Perseverance Rover Finds First Possible Hint Of Ancient Life On Mars
The rover recently discovered a rock sample, nicknamed "Cheyava Falls," which contains organic molecules and structures that could have been formed by microbial life.
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AI-Powered Robot Chemist Finds Molecule To Make Oxygen On Mars
The robot chemist worked on the samples from Mars for six weeks without any human intervention and synthesised 243 different molecules.
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Video Shows NASA's Ambitious Mission To Bring Rock, Soil From Mars to Earth
The rock samples are expected to contain a distinctive bio-signatures that will help researchers understand whether life existed on Mars.
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NASA Plans to Launch 2 Small Helicopters to Collect 30 Martian Rock Samples
NASA is planning to launch two helicopters to collect 30 Martian rock samples and bring them back to Earth. The lander carrying helicopters is planned to launch in 2028 and land on Mars in mid-2030. Meanwhile, the Perseverance rover has so far collected 11 samples as part of its hunt for signatures of ancient life.
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NASA's InSight Lander Captures Stunning View of Sunrise on Mars
NASA's InSight Mars lander captured a stunning view of a sunrise on the Red Planet, giving space enthusiasts an idea of what watching the run rise on Mars could look like. InSight is NASA's first mission to study the interior of Mars — its crust, mantle, and core — in depth and has completed its mission of spending one Martian year on the plane...
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NASA Pushes Back Perseverance Rover Timeline to Bring Back Mars Rock Samples to 2033
NASA’s Perseverance rover is working on the Jezero Crater as scientists believe it harboured a lake and a river delta billions of years ago
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NASA's Perseverance Completes One Year on Mars: Here Are the Rover's Top Achievements
NASA's Mars rover Perseverance has completed its first year on the Red Planet and the space agency has published a new blog post to note the rover's achievements so far.
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NASA Awards Lockheed Martin Rocket Contract to Bring Mars Samples Back to Earth
Lockheed Martin's space division has won a NASA contract to build the rocket that will return the first Mars rock samples to Earth in the 2030s, the US space agency said.
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US Firm Wins NASA Contract To Bring Mars Samples Back To Earth
Lockheed Martin's space division has won a NASA contract to build the rocket that will return the first Mars rock samples to Earth in the 2030s, the US space agency said Monday.
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NASA's Perseverance Mars Rover Has a Pebble-Sized Problem Obstructing Rock Sample Collection
NASA's Mars rover Perseverance is in the process of collecting rock samples to send back to Earth via a future human mission to Mars. But some pebble-sized debris is creating problems for the machine.
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NASA Is Testing Robotics for Bringing First Rock Samples From Mars
NASA is testing the robotics and hardware that will help it bring rock and atmospheric samples collected by its Perseverance rover on Mars back to Earth.
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Mars Rocks Collected by NASA’s Perseverance Boost Case for Ancient Life
NASA's Perseverance Mars rover has now collected two rock samples, with signs that they were in contact with water for a long period of time, boosting the case for ancient life on the Red Planet.
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Rocks Collected By NASA's Mars Rover Boost Case For Ancient Life
NASA's Perseverance Mars rover has now collected two rock samples, with signs that they were in contact with water for a long period of time boosting the case for ancient life on the Red Planet.
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China's Tianwen-3 Mars Sample Return Mission Targets 2031 Ahead of NASA, ESA
China's Tianwen-3 mission aims to return Martian rock samples to Earth by 2031, setting a benchmark in space exploration. Scheduled for launch in 2028, the mission will employ cutting-edge technologies, including a lander, ascent vehicle, rover, and helicopter, to gather samples from regions like Utopia Planitia and Chryse Planitia. These areas wer...
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NASA's Perseverance Rover Ascends Jezero Crater, Exploring Mars' Ancient Terrain
NASA’s Perseverance rover has initiated a critical new mission on Mars, beginning its ascent to the summit of Jezero Crater after three and half years of exploring its floor. This six-wheeled rover aims to reach the crater’s rim, which rises 1,000 feet above the Martian surface. The climb presents significant challenges, with Perseverance navig...
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NASA's Perseverance Rover Finds First Possible Hint Of Ancient Life On Mars
The rover recently discovered a rock sample, nicknamed "Cheyava Falls," which contains organic molecules and structures that could have been formed by microbial life.
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AI-Powered Robot Chemist Finds Molecule To Make Oxygen On Mars
The robot chemist worked on the samples from Mars for six weeks without any human intervention and synthesised 243 different molecules.
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Video Shows NASA's Ambitious Mission To Bring Rock, Soil From Mars to Earth
The rock samples are expected to contain a distinctive bio-signatures that will help researchers understand whether life existed on Mars.
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NASA Plans to Launch 2 Small Helicopters to Collect 30 Martian Rock Samples
NASA is planning to launch two helicopters to collect 30 Martian rock samples and bring them back to Earth. The lander carrying helicopters is planned to launch in 2028 and land on Mars in mid-2030. Meanwhile, the Perseverance rover has so far collected 11 samples as part of its hunt for signatures of ancient life.
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NASA's InSight Lander Captures Stunning View of Sunrise on Mars
NASA's InSight Mars lander captured a stunning view of a sunrise on the Red Planet, giving space enthusiasts an idea of what watching the run rise on Mars could look like. InSight is NASA's first mission to study the interior of Mars — its crust, mantle, and core — in depth and has completed its mission of spending one Martian year on the plane...
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NASA Pushes Back Perseverance Rover Timeline to Bring Back Mars Rock Samples to 2033
NASA’s Perseverance rover is working on the Jezero Crater as scientists believe it harboured a lake and a river delta billions of years ago
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NASA's Perseverance Completes One Year on Mars: Here Are the Rover's Top Achievements
NASA's Mars rover Perseverance has completed its first year on the Red Planet and the space agency has published a new blog post to note the rover's achievements so far.
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NASA Awards Lockheed Martin Rocket Contract to Bring Mars Samples Back to Earth
Lockheed Martin's space division has won a NASA contract to build the rocket that will return the first Mars rock samples to Earth in the 2030s, the US space agency said.
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US Firm Wins NASA Contract To Bring Mars Samples Back To Earth
Lockheed Martin's space division has won a NASA contract to build the rocket that will return the first Mars rock samples to Earth in the 2030s, the US space agency said Monday.
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NASA's Perseverance Mars Rover Has a Pebble-Sized Problem Obstructing Rock Sample Collection
NASA's Mars rover Perseverance is in the process of collecting rock samples to send back to Earth via a future human mission to Mars. But some pebble-sized debris is creating problems for the machine.
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NASA Is Testing Robotics for Bringing First Rock Samples From Mars
NASA is testing the robotics and hardware that will help it bring rock and atmospheric samples collected by its Perseverance rover on Mars back to Earth.
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Mars Rocks Collected by NASA’s Perseverance Boost Case for Ancient Life
NASA's Perseverance Mars rover has now collected two rock samples, with signs that they were in contact with water for a long period of time, boosting the case for ancient life on the Red Planet.
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Rocks Collected By NASA's Mars Rover Boost Case For Ancient Life
NASA's Perseverance Mars rover has now collected two rock samples, with signs that they were in contact with water for a long period of time boosting the case for ancient life on the Red Planet.
