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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 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 Mars Perseverance Rover Uncovers Distinct Red Rocks with Green Spots at 'Serpentine Rapids'
NASA's Mars Perseverance rover has unveiled intriguing findings at Serpentine Rapids, a location characterised by its striking red rocks interspersed with distinctive green spots. These features, observed in a nighttime mosaic captured by the rover's SHERLOC WATSON camera, may provide insights into Mars' geological history. The green spots are thou...
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Debris From NASA Mission Could Create The First Human-Made Meteor Shower. Here's How
The collision between the asteroid Dimorphos and DART spacecraft generated a massive debris field, estimated to be around 2 million pounds of rocks and dust.
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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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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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NASA's InSight Mars Lander Records Vibrations of Space Rocks' Impact on Mars Surface: All Details
NASA announced on Monday that its InSight Mars lander had detected space rocks as they impacted the surface of the Red Planet. The robotic InSight lander tracked one space rock landing in 2020 and the other three in 2021, and all four were relatively modest in size, according to the US space agency. Researchers expect to find more data from the lan...
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NASA's Perseverance Rover Discovers Rocks Shaped By Water On Mars
American Space Agency NASA's Perseverance rover has discovered stunning Martian rocks in the Jezero crater on the Red Planet that may have life-related traces.
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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 Mars Rover Curiosity Shows What Looks Like an Alien Door on the Red Planet
NASA's Curiosity rover is finding some sneaky details on the planet. Curiosity keeps sending images from Mars to scientists on Earth. The current shots show a rather curious detail in the rocky terrains of the planet. From the photos, it seems like Curiosity stumbled upon a perfectly carved door among the Martian rocks.
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NASA Rover Makes "Accidental Zen Art" As It Drives On Martian Surface
NASA's Perseverance rover has captured a stunning image of Martian rocks spread across a swathe of barren land. Some of the rocks appear covered by sand, suggesting it was quite windy just before the rover captured the image.
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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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Is That an Alien Lying Down on Mars or Just an Illusion? Report Debunks Rumours
NASA's Mars rover Perseverance has spotted an alien on the Red Planet, as per rounds of speculation on the social media. The rumours started when a blog writer suggested he spotted a man hanging out on Mars, casually lying down on the Martian surface amid giant rocks, in an image sent originally by the NASA rover last year.
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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 Exploration Runs Risk Of Being Fooled By False Fossils, Researchers Say
Mars has now emerged as the new frontier, with most space-faring nations focussing on the exploration of the Red Planet. The idea behind exploring Mars is to find signs of life, understand its climate, and figure out natural resources. However, a new research suggests that explorers looking for ancient life on Mars could be misled by specimens that...
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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 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 Mars Perseverance Rover Uncovers Distinct Red Rocks with Green Spots at 'Serpentine Rapids'
NASA's Mars Perseverance rover has unveiled intriguing findings at Serpentine Rapids, a location characterised by its striking red rocks interspersed with distinctive green spots. These features, observed in a nighttime mosaic captured by the rover's SHERLOC WATSON camera, may provide insights into Mars' geological history. The green spots are thou...
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Debris From NASA Mission Could Create The First Human-Made Meteor Shower. Here's How
The collision between the asteroid Dimorphos and DART spacecraft generated a massive debris field, estimated to be around 2 million pounds of rocks and dust.
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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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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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NASA's InSight Mars Lander Records Vibrations of Space Rocks' Impact on Mars Surface: All Details
NASA announced on Monday that its InSight Mars lander had detected space rocks as they impacted the surface of the Red Planet. The robotic InSight lander tracked one space rock landing in 2020 and the other three in 2021, and all four were relatively modest in size, according to the US space agency. Researchers expect to find more data from the lan...
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NASA's Perseverance Rover Discovers Rocks Shaped By Water On Mars
American Space Agency NASA's Perseverance rover has discovered stunning Martian rocks in the Jezero crater on the Red Planet that may have life-related traces.
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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 Mars Rover Curiosity Shows What Looks Like an Alien Door on the Red Planet
NASA's Curiosity rover is finding some sneaky details on the planet. Curiosity keeps sending images from Mars to scientists on Earth. The current shots show a rather curious detail in the rocky terrains of the planet. From the photos, it seems like Curiosity stumbled upon a perfectly carved door among the Martian rocks.
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NASA Rover Makes "Accidental Zen Art" As It Drives On Martian Surface
NASA's Perseverance rover has captured a stunning image of Martian rocks spread across a swathe of barren land. Some of the rocks appear covered by sand, suggesting it was quite windy just before the rover captured the image.
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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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Is That an Alien Lying Down on Mars or Just an Illusion? Report Debunks Rumours
NASA's Mars rover Perseverance has spotted an alien on the Red Planet, as per rounds of speculation on the social media. The rumours started when a blog writer suggested he spotted a man hanging out on Mars, casually lying down on the Martian surface amid giant rocks, in an image sent originally by the NASA rover last year.
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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.
-
Mars Exploration Runs Risk Of Being Fooled By False Fossils, Researchers Say
Mars has now emerged as the new frontier, with most space-faring nations focussing on the exploration of the Red Planet. The idea behind exploring Mars is to find signs of life, understand its climate, and figure out natural resources. However, a new research suggests that explorers looking for ancient life on Mars could be misled by specimens that...
