NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) caught a glimpse of the agency’s retired InSight lander recently, documenting the accumulation of dust on the spacecraft’s solar panels. In the new image taken […]
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Mars Droid Evolution (Video)
Since landing its first rover on Mars in 1997, NASA has pushed the boundaries of exploration with increasingly larger and more sophisticated robotic explorers.
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NASA Statement on Lawsuit Filed About Mars Rock "Pinnacle Island"
The following statement has been issued by NASA: “This is an ongoing legal matter and we are limited in what we can discuss about the filing.” However, NASA has been […]
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Possible Meteorites in the Martian Hills
From its winter outpost at “Low Ridge” inside Gusev Crater, NASA’s Mars Exploration Rover Spirit took this spectacular, color mosaic of hilly, sandy terrain and two potential iron meteorites. The […]