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NASA Confirms Hidden Signs Of Water In Mars' Jezero Crater
Using ground-penetrating radar, NASA's Perseverance rover has discovered subsurface traces of an ancient river delta on Mars.
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NASA Mars Rover Finds Strongest Hints Yet Of Potential Signs Of Ancient Life
NASA's Mars rover Perseverance has uncovered rocks in a dry river channel that may hold potential signs of ancient microscopic life, scientists reported Wednesday.
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SpaceX to Fly Italian Science Experiments to Mars on Starship in 2026
SpaceX has signed a landmark agreement with the Italian Space Agency (ASI) to deliver Italian science experiments to Mars aboard its Starship rocket. Announced on August 7, 2025, the mission will carry a plant-growth module, a meteorological station, and a radiation detector to collect crucial data during the six-month journey and on the Martian su...
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Curiosity Rover Reaches Uyuni Quad, Begins New Mars Mapping and Surface Analysis Campaign
NASA’s Curiosity rover has entered the Uyuni quad on Mars, beginning a new leg of its mission. The rover completed a 48-metre drive and is now collecting fresh data on sedimentary textures and surface chemistry. With a focus on remote sensing and contact science, the team hopes to uncover clues about past Martian environments.
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NASA's Perseverance Rover Captures View of a Big Mars Cater
NASA's Perseverance rover, currently navigating the western rim of Jezero Crater on Mars, recently captured a breathtaking panoramic view of the landscape. Since landing in 2021, Perseverance has been exploring the 28-mile-wide crater, hoping to find evidence of ancient microbial life. The ascent has presented unique challenges for the rover, but e...
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China Aims to Launch Tianwen-3 Mars Sample-Return Mission in 2028, Surpassing US in Space Race
China is preparing to launch its Tianwen-3 mission around 2028, aiming to return samples from Mars. Liu Jizhong, Chief Designer, shared details at the Tiandu Forum in Huangshan City, Anhui Province. The mission will involve collecting samples from the Martian surface, returning them to Earth through a docking process in Mars’ orbit. Liu also high...
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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 Curiosity Rover Captures Stunning Timelapse Video Of A Day On Mars
The time-lapse videos consist of 12 hours worth of snapshots collected over the 24 hours, 37 minutes, and 22-second Martian day between 5:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
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Video: NASA's Perseverance Rover Captures Stunning View Of Mars' Belva Crater
The Mastcam-Z instrument aboard the Perseverance rover collected 152 images while looking deep into Belva Crater, and stitched them into a video.
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ISRO Loses Link With Mars Orbiter Mission as Satellite's Battery Gets Drained
India's Mars Orbiter craft has run out of propellant and its battery drained beyond the safe limit, fuelling speculation that the country's maiden interplanetary mission Mangalyaan may have finally completed its long innings. The Rs. 450 crore Mars Orbiter Mission was launched onboard PSLV-C25 on November 5, 2013, and the MOM spacecraft was success...
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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 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 Rover Perseverance Begins Hunt for Ancient Life With ‘SuperCam’
The bundle of instruments known as SuperCam on board the Perseverance Mars rover has collected its first samples in the hunt for past life on the Red Planet, mission scientists said.
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InSight Is Catching Rays On Mars, Says NASA
After the successful launch of NASA's InSight on Mars on Monday, the spacecraft has sent signals to Earth indicating that its solar panels are open and collecting sunlight on the Martian surface.
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NASA Confirms Hidden Signs Of Water In Mars' Jezero Crater
Using ground-penetrating radar, NASA's Perseverance rover has discovered subsurface traces of an ancient river delta on Mars.
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NASA Mars Rover Finds Strongest Hints Yet Of Potential Signs Of Ancient Life
NASA's Mars rover Perseverance has uncovered rocks in a dry river channel that may hold potential signs of ancient microscopic life, scientists reported Wednesday.
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SpaceX to Fly Italian Science Experiments to Mars on Starship in 2026
SpaceX has signed a landmark agreement with the Italian Space Agency (ASI) to deliver Italian science experiments to Mars aboard its Starship rocket. Announced on August 7, 2025, the mission will carry a plant-growth module, a meteorological station, and a radiation detector to collect crucial data during the six-month journey and on the Martian su...
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Curiosity Rover Reaches Uyuni Quad, Begins New Mars Mapping and Surface Analysis Campaign
NASA’s Curiosity rover has entered the Uyuni quad on Mars, beginning a new leg of its mission. The rover completed a 48-metre drive and is now collecting fresh data on sedimentary textures and surface chemistry. With a focus on remote sensing and contact science, the team hopes to uncover clues about past Martian environments.
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NASA's Perseverance Rover Captures View of a Big Mars Cater
NASA's Perseverance rover, currently navigating the western rim of Jezero Crater on Mars, recently captured a breathtaking panoramic view of the landscape. Since landing in 2021, Perseverance has been exploring the 28-mile-wide crater, hoping to find evidence of ancient microbial life. The ascent has presented unique challenges for the rover, but e...
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China Aims to Launch Tianwen-3 Mars Sample-Return Mission in 2028, Surpassing US in Space Race
China is preparing to launch its Tianwen-3 mission around 2028, aiming to return samples from Mars. Liu Jizhong, Chief Designer, shared details at the Tiandu Forum in Huangshan City, Anhui Province. The mission will involve collecting samples from the Martian surface, returning them to Earth through a docking process in Mars’ orbit. Liu also high...
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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 Curiosity Rover Captures Stunning Timelapse Video Of A Day On Mars
The time-lapse videos consist of 12 hours worth of snapshots collected over the 24 hours, 37 minutes, and 22-second Martian day between 5:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
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Video: NASA's Perseverance Rover Captures Stunning View Of Mars' Belva Crater
The Mastcam-Z instrument aboard the Perseverance rover collected 152 images while looking deep into Belva Crater, and stitched them into a video.
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ISRO Loses Link With Mars Orbiter Mission as Satellite's Battery Gets Drained
India's Mars Orbiter craft has run out of propellant and its battery drained beyond the safe limit, fuelling speculation that the country's maiden interplanetary mission Mangalyaan may have finally completed its long innings. The Rs. 450 crore Mars Orbiter Mission was launched onboard PSLV-C25 on November 5, 2013, and the MOM spacecraft was success...
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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 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 Rover Perseverance Begins Hunt for Ancient Life With ‘SuperCam’
The bundle of instruments known as SuperCam on board the Perseverance Mars rover has collected its first samples in the hunt for past life on the Red Planet, mission scientists said.
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InSight Is Catching Rays On Mars, Says NASA
After the successful launch of NASA's InSight on Mars on Monday, the spacecraft has sent signals to Earth indicating that its solar panels are open and collecting sunlight on the Martian surface.
