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Europe plans to launch advanced Mars lander in 2035
The European Space Agency (ESA) wants to develop key technologies for a Mars surface lander by the mid-2030s.
Did Mars once have a massive ocean? New study suggests ancient ocean in Martian clay mounds
Discoveries of clay minerals in Martian mounds by researchers indicate that Mars once had large bodies of water billions of ...
Martian lava rocks shed light on critical period of red planet's history
No matter how many missions to Mars she takes part in, the sheer joy of unearthing discoveries about the red planet never gets old for Mariek Schmidt.
NASA makes 'unlike anything we've seen before' Mars discovery
Mars represents one of the most promising locations in our solar system to search for signs of past or present life ...
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NASA’s Mars Rover Mission to Bring Samples Back Home From the Red Planet Is at Risk
On Feb. 18, 2021, NASA’s Perseverance rover landed on Mars and began collecting soil ... to a fourth orbiting transit ship, built by the ESA, that would bring the tubes home.
Unusual Martian mounds could help solve one of the red planet’s biggest mysteries
Images of Mars taken from orbit show thousands of mounds in a region sculpted by water billions of years ago. A robotic mission may investigate the area one day.
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Two Mars spacecraft teamed up with AI to find a fresh impact crater on the surface
Mars spacecraft teamed up with an AI model to find a new impact crater on on the Martian surface, changing our understanding of the interior.
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NASA won't decide on overhaul for Mars Sample Return mission until mid-2026
NASA recently deemed this situation unacceptable. In April 2024, agency chief Bill Nelson announced that an overhaul of the ...
A rover has been collecting rocks from Mars for years. How will they get back to Earth?
A collection of Martian rocks could reveal details about potential past life on the Red Planet – but first NASA has to get them back to Earth.
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NASA's Mars Rover Mission to Bring Samples Home Is at Risk
On Feb. 18, 2021, NASA’s Perseverance rover landed on Mars and began collecting soil ... to a fourth orbiting transit ship, built by the ESA, that would bring the tubes home.
Did Mars once had a huge ancient ocean? New evidence found in unusual Martian clay mounds
Researchers discover thousands of clay-rich hills on Mars, revealing evidence of ancient water and transforming our ...
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Unusual Martian mounds could help solve one of the red planet’s biggest mysteries
More than 15,000 mounds jut skyward from the lowlands of Mars’ Chryse Planitia ... near the future landing site of the ESA’s ExoMars Rosalind Franklin rover, expected to launch in 2028.