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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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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NASA Mars rover 'Curiosity' learn new tricks
NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity, after 13 years on Mars, received new updates. The six-wheeled robot can now multitask and ...
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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.
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 ...