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NASA’s Perseverance Rover Reaches Top of Jezero Crater Rim: What You Need to Know
NASA’s Perseverance rover has successfully reached the top of Jezero Crater’s rim after a challenging climb that took several months. This marks the beginning of the rover’s new scientific campaign, focused on exploring the region’s unique geological features. The rover is now headed to Witch Hazel Hill, a site believed to contain layered r...
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NASA's Ingenuity Helicopter May Become Weather Station for 20 Years on Mars
The Ingenuity Mars Helicopter, designed for five test flights, surpassed expectations with 72 missions before a crash ended its flight capabilities. Despite the damage, its sensors and systems remain functional, allowing it to act as a weather station. Communication with the helicopter relies on the Perseverance rover, which is moving farther away,...
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Mars Craters Named In Honour Of Physicist Devendra Lal And Towns Of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar
Three newly discovered craters on Mars, named after physicist Devendra Lal and Indian towns Mursan and Hilsa, were announced by the Physical Research Laboratory (PRL).
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Mars Spinning Faster, Day Shrinking On Red Planet, Says NASA
Researchers from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory were involved in the study. They are unsure what is causing this speeding up of the Mars' rotation.
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Book-Shaped Rock Found On Mars By NASA's Curiosity Rover, See Pic
On Mars, a rock that resembles an open book with a page turning in the middle has been discovered.
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NASA Formally Retires Mars InSight Lander 4 Years After Its Arrival on Red Planet
NASA has formally retired its Mars InSight lander, the first robotic probe specially designed to study the deep interior of a distant world, four years after it arrived on the surface of the red planet, the US space agency announced on Wednesday. Mission controllers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) near Los Angeles determined the mission ...
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NASA’s Curiosity Rover Completes 10 Years of Exploring Mars — Here’s What It Has Found So Far
NASA's Curiosity rover launched on November 26, 2011, and made its descent on the Martian surface on August 5, 2012. The rover has so far covered 29 kilometres and ascended 625 metres on the Gale crater, where it landed.
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NASA’s Curiosity and Perseverance Rovers Must Dig Deeper for Signs of Ancient Life on Mars, Say Researchers
NASA's Curiosity and Perseverance rovers sent by the space agency to explore Mars have been able to detect organic matter in the past. While this isn't considered concrete evidence to prove that life once thrived on the Red Planet, researchers have concluded that rovers might have to dig a bit deeper to unearth the signs of ancient life, as part of...
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China Launches Shenzhou 14 Capsule to Complete Tiangong Space Station Assembly
China on Sunday launched a new three-person mission to complete assembly work on its permanent orbiting space station. The Shenzhou 14 crew will spend six months on the Tiangong station, during which they will oversee the addition of two laboratory modules to join the main Tianhe living space that was launched in April 2021.
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Indian Scientists Say Mars Is Active, Find Unique Patterns Created by Falling Boulders on Its Surface
Indian scientists at the Physical Research Laboratory have found thousands of tracks on the Martian surface that were created by tumbling boulders, which will help understand seismic activity on the Red Planet.
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Wish You Were Here: NASA's Curiosity Rover Sends a Rare Postcard From Mars to Mark 10th Anniversary
NASA's Curiosity rover celebrated the 10th anniversary of its launch on November 26 by sending a spectacular postcard from the Red Planet. The rover had captured two black-and-white images of the thrilling Martian landscape while it was perched on the side of Mount Sharp.
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NASA's Ingenuity Helicopter Successfully Completes 15th Flight on Mars
NASA's Ingenuity Mars helicopter has soared through the Red Planet's skies for the 15th time. The chopper, which arrived on Mars attached to the belly of the Perseverance rover, landed within the targeted zone on the Martian surface, said NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), which manages the Ingenuity mission.
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Jakob van Zyl, Key NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory Engineer, Dies at 63
Jakob van Zyl, an engineer who held crucial positions at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory and was involved in numerous space exploration missions over decades, has died. He was 63.
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US Eyes Building Nuclear Power Plants for Moon and Mars
The US wants to build nuclear power plants that will work on the moon and Mars, and on Friday put out a request for ideas from the private sector on how to do that.
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NASA's Mars 2020 Rover to Seek Ancient Life, Prepare Human Missions
The Mars 2020 rover, which sets off for the Red Planet next year, will not only search for traces of ancient life, but pave the way for future human missions, NASA scientists said Friday.
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NASA’s Perseverance Rover Reaches Top of Jezero Crater Rim: What You Need to Know
NASA’s Perseverance rover has successfully reached the top of Jezero Crater’s rim after a challenging climb that took several months. This marks the beginning of the rover’s new scientific campaign, focused on exploring the region’s unique geological features. The rover is now headed to Witch Hazel Hill, a site believed to contain layered r...
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NASA's Ingenuity Helicopter May Become Weather Station for 20 Years on Mars
The Ingenuity Mars Helicopter, designed for five test flights, surpassed expectations with 72 missions before a crash ended its flight capabilities. Despite the damage, its sensors and systems remain functional, allowing it to act as a weather station. Communication with the helicopter relies on the Perseverance rover, which is moving farther away,...
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Mars Craters Named In Honour Of Physicist Devendra Lal And Towns Of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar
Three newly discovered craters on Mars, named after physicist Devendra Lal and Indian towns Mursan and Hilsa, were announced by the Physical Research Laboratory (PRL).
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Mars Spinning Faster, Day Shrinking On Red Planet, Says NASA
Researchers from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory were involved in the study. They are unsure what is causing this speeding up of the Mars' rotation.
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Book-Shaped Rock Found On Mars By NASA's Curiosity Rover, See Pic
On Mars, a rock that resembles an open book with a page turning in the middle has been discovered.
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NASA Formally Retires Mars InSight Lander 4 Years After Its Arrival on Red Planet
NASA has formally retired its Mars InSight lander, the first robotic probe specially designed to study the deep interior of a distant world, four years after it arrived on the surface of the red planet, the US space agency announced on Wednesday. Mission controllers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) near Los Angeles determined the mission ...
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NASA’s Curiosity Rover Completes 10 Years of Exploring Mars — Here’s What It Has Found So Far
NASA's Curiosity rover launched on November 26, 2011, and made its descent on the Martian surface on August 5, 2012. The rover has so far covered 29 kilometres and ascended 625 metres on the Gale crater, where it landed.
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NASA’s Curiosity and Perseverance Rovers Must Dig Deeper for Signs of Ancient Life on Mars, Say Researchers
NASA's Curiosity and Perseverance rovers sent by the space agency to explore Mars have been able to detect organic matter in the past. While this isn't considered concrete evidence to prove that life once thrived on the Red Planet, researchers have concluded that rovers might have to dig a bit deeper to unearth the signs of ancient life, as part of...
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China Launches Shenzhou 14 Capsule to Complete Tiangong Space Station Assembly
China on Sunday launched a new three-person mission to complete assembly work on its permanent orbiting space station. The Shenzhou 14 crew will spend six months on the Tiangong station, during which they will oversee the addition of two laboratory modules to join the main Tianhe living space that was launched in April 2021.
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Indian Scientists Say Mars Is Active, Find Unique Patterns Created by Falling Boulders on Its Surface
Indian scientists at the Physical Research Laboratory have found thousands of tracks on the Martian surface that were created by tumbling boulders, which will help understand seismic activity on the Red Planet.
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Wish You Were Here: NASA's Curiosity Rover Sends a Rare Postcard From Mars to Mark 10th Anniversary
NASA's Curiosity rover celebrated the 10th anniversary of its launch on November 26 by sending a spectacular postcard from the Red Planet. The rover had captured two black-and-white images of the thrilling Martian landscape while it was perched on the side of Mount Sharp.
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NASA's Ingenuity Helicopter Successfully Completes 15th Flight on Mars
NASA's Ingenuity Mars helicopter has soared through the Red Planet's skies for the 15th time. The chopper, which arrived on Mars attached to the belly of the Perseverance rover, landed within the targeted zone on the Martian surface, said NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), which manages the Ingenuity mission.
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Jakob van Zyl, Key NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory Engineer, Dies at 63
Jakob van Zyl, an engineer who held crucial positions at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory and was involved in numerous space exploration missions over decades, has died. He was 63.
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US Eyes Building Nuclear Power Plants for Moon and Mars
The US wants to build nuclear power plants that will work on the moon and Mars, and on Friday put out a request for ideas from the private sector on how to do that.
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NASA's Mars 2020 Rover to Seek Ancient Life, Prepare Human Missions
The Mars 2020 rover, which sets off for the Red Planet next year, will not only search for traces of ancient life, but pave the way for future human missions, NASA scientists said Friday.
