Water on Mars may have flowed for a billion years longer than thought

New evidence finds substantial water on the surface as late as 2 billion years ago. Observations by a long-running Mars mission suggest that liquid …

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Perseverance rover does the 'twist' on Mars to shake loose stuck rocks

The Perseverance rover's sampling drill is clogged no more. A quick twist and shake relieved NASA's Perseverance rover on Mars of the last two pebbles …

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Mars 'asteroid showers' have stayed steady over 600 million years

We might have to rethink the pace of Red Planet crater formation. Our dating assumptions for the Red Planet might need a second look. Fresh analysis of …

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Historic Mars weather delay pushes Ingenuity helicopter's next flight to Sunday

Dusty skies are to blame. NASA's Ingenuity Mars helicopter has notched yet another milestone — the first weather-related flight delay on another …

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Possible sign of Mars life? Curiosity rover finds 'tantalizing' Red Planet organics

There are three possible explanations for the new find, and one involves ancient Mars microbes. NASA's Curiosity rover has found some interesting …

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NASA's InSight Mars lander hunkering down in Red Planet dust storm

The agency said it hopes to take InSight out of safe mode next week. One of NASA's Mars robots is in safe mode to save power while a dust storm blocks …

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Elon Musk unveils launch and catch tower for Starship Mars rocket (video)

SpaceX's Starbase facility in South Texas continues to take shape. SpaceX founder and CEO Elon Musk just gave us a great look at the "launch and catch …

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NASA's Perseverance Rover Runs Into a Snag While Collecting Samples on Mars

There's nothing like pebble sized debris to ruin a fine day on Mars.

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