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NASA extracts breathable oxygen from thin Martian air

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NASA has logged another extraterrestrial first on its latest mission to Mars: converting carbon dioxide from the Martian atmosphere into pure, breathable oxygen, the...

Mars rover sends home movie of daredevil descent to landing on...

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NASA scientists on Monday unveiled first-of-a-kind home movies of last week’s’ daredevil Mars rover landing, vividly showing its supersonic parachute inflation over the red...

‘Something we’ve never seen’ – Mars rover beams back selfie from...

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NASA scientists on Friday presented striking early images from the picture-perfect landing of the Mars rover Perseverance, including a selfie of the six-wheeled vehicle...

NASA’s astrobiology rover Perseverance makes historic Mars landing

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NASA’s Mars rover Perseverance, the most advanced astrobiology lab ever sent to another world, streaked through the Martian atmosphere on Thursday and landed safely...

China launches independent, unmanned Mars mission

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China successfully launched an unmanned probe to Mars on Thursday in its first independent mission to another planet, a bid for global leadership in...

United Arab Emirates launches mission to Mars

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The United Arab Emirates launched its first mission to Mars on Monday as it strives to develop its scientific and technological capabilities and reduce...

Madagascar receiving lifeboat from France

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Madagascar will soon take delivery of another rescue boat from France, having received three others in the last decade. The vessel, named...

US tells Europe to go solo on Martian mission

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NASA intends to cancel plans to join Europe on a Mars sampling mission that is considered important to learning if life appeared...

Mars spacecraft computer issue resolved

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Engineers have found the root cause of a computer reset that occurred two months ago on NASA's Mars Science Laboratory and have...

Mars once had an ocean

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The European Space Agency's (ESA's) Mars Express has returned strong evidence of an ocean once covering part of Mars. Using radar, it...

NASA rover begins ninth year of Mars work

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Eight years after landing on Mars for what was planned as a three-month mission, NASA's enduring Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity is working...

New NASA rover to scout for life’s habitats on Mars

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A nuclear-powered rover as big as a compact car is set to begin a nine-month journey to Mars this weekend to learn...

Analysis: Botched Mars mission shows Russian industry troubles

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Russia's unsuccessful launch of a Mars moon probe points up the problems of a once-pioneering space industry struggling to recover after a...

NASA study of clays suggests watery Mars underground

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A new NASA study suggests if life ever existed on Mars, the longest lasting habitats were most likely below the Red Planet's...

NASA’s Mars Rover Opportunity begins study of Martian crater

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The initial work of NASA's Mars rover Opportunity at its new location on Mars shows surface compositional differences from anything the robot...

NASA’s Mars rover Opportunity begins study of Martian crater

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The initial work of NASA's Mars rover Opportunity at its new location on Mars shows differences in the Martian surface unlike anything...

Mars Rover arrives at new site on Martian surface

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After a journey of almost three years, NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity has reached the Red Planet's Endeavour crater to study rocks...

NASA spacecraft data suggests water flowing on Mars

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Observations from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter have revealed possible flowing water during the warmest months on Mars. "NASA's Mars Exploration Program keeps bringing...

NASA Orbiter Reveals Big Changes in Mars’ Atmosphere

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NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has discovered the total amount of atmosphere on Mars changes dramatically as the tilt of the planet's axis...

NASA Rover finds clue to Mars’ past and environment for life

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Rocks examined by NASA's Spirit Mars Rover hold evidence of a wet, non-acidic ancient environment that may have been favourable for life....