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NASA explains how it keeps the Curiosity rover running, 13 years later
Thirteen years ago, the Curiosity rover landed on Mars, inside Gale crater in particular. It was originally sent to the red ...
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NASA’s Bizarre Mars Rover Landing: Wrapped in Balloons!
Spirit’s landing on Mars wasn’t powered by rockets—it bounced! Discover why NASA wrapped its rover in giant airbags for one ...
Marking 13 years on Mars, NASA's Curiosity picks up new skills
Thirteen years after Curiosity landed on Mars, engineers are finding ways to make the NASA rover even more productive. The ...
Flawed Tests on Earth May Explain Why NASA’s Rovers Get Stuck on Mars
A deceptive difference having to do with Earth's and Mars's gravity may be the reason why NASA's rovers get stuck in the ...
Old Mars rovers can learn new tricks! NASA’s Curiosity marks 13-year milestone with new science capabilities
Can you teach an old Mars rover new tricks? NASA says the answer is a resounding “yes.” Following its landing on Mars 13 ...
NASA's Europa clipper radar instrument proves itself at Mars
As it soared past Mars in March, NASA's Europa Clipper conducted a critical radar test that had been impossible to accomplish ...
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Alien life on Mars or Europa could survive off cosmic rays instead of the sun, scientists suggest
Electrons released when cosmic rays strike water-ice can provide energy for microbes and facilitate the formation of complex ...
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Could NASA's Mars Sample Return be saved? Lockheed Martin proposes $3 billion plan to haul home Red Planet rocks (video)
The aerospace giant says it can revive Mars Sample Return with a leaner, lower-cost approach drawing on proven designs.
Blue plaque for Plymouth explorer and scientist who was honoured by NASA on Mars
A blue plaque has been unveiled in Plymouth for an explorer and scientist honoured by NASA on Mars. Ralph Alger Bagnold's ...