Curiosity rover spots rare shimmering clouds above Mars
The Sun sets differently on Mars. Part of that is due to its distance from the star (an average of 142 million miles versus Earth’s roughly 93 million miles), but it also has to do with the planet’s atmosphere. A great example of the effects can be seen in the Red Planet’s noctilucent clouds.
A new paper released today documents the first soil, airfall dust, and rock fragment samples collected by NASA for return ...
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NASA's Mars rover to begin 'most challenging' journey up crater rimMarking a new journey in NASA's exploration of Mars, the Perseverance rover is set to begin a monthslong, steep and challenging ascent up a crater, the space agency announced Wednesday. The ...
NASA's remarkable new sample from Mars will help scientists get a better understanding of the planet's history and whether it ...
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Perseverance rover's Mars samples show traces of ancient water, but NASA needs them on Earth to seek signs of lifeNASA's Perseverance rover has been busy gathering bits of Mars — rock cores the size of chalk sticks, clusters of broken fragments no bigger than pencil erasers, and even grains of dust fine enough to ...
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.
Amanda Kooser covers the quirky side of science and space. NASA's Curiosity rover captured this Mars selfie in 2020. Future human explorers on Mars may one day gaze at the red planet’s clouds.
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