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Mars rover Perseverance spots Ingenuity helicopter resting on sand dune (photo)
By Mike Wall published
NASA's Perseverance Mars rover snapped a photo recently of its robotic cousin Ingenuity as the tiny helicopter rested on a Red Planet sand dune.
Curiosity rover discovers opal gems on Mars with clues to watery past
By Elizabeth Rayne published
Opals, which contain a lot of water, have been found on Mars. They might be an indicator of past life and possibly a source of water for astronauts in the future.
China's 1st Mars rover and Tianwen 1 orbiter may have gone silent: report
By Brett Tingley published
China's space agency appears to have lost contact with the Tianwen 1 orbiter and Zhurong rover from the nation's 1st Mars mission.
Perseverance rover marks 1 Mars year on Red Planet
By Mike Wall published
NASA's Perseverance rover is wrapping up its prime mission after 687 Earth days on the Red Planet.
Perseverance Mars rover's sample cache now 40% complete
By Tereza Pultarova published
NASA's Perseverance Mars rover has dropped its fourth rock sample tube at a location in Jezero Crater, meaning its first backup sample depot is now 40% complete.
Mars dust won't bury Perseverance rover's rock sample tubes on Martian surface
By Elizabeth Howell published
'My team's not worried' about dust or wind disturbing the lightsaber-shaped cache tubes, NASA's Perseverance mission wrote on Twitter.
Perseverance rover drops 2nd sample tube on Mars, its biggest early Christmas present yet for 2033
By Tariq Malik published
NASA's Perseverance rover successfully dropped its second rock sample tube on the Martian surface, its longest sample yet.
NASA's Mars Perseverance rover just dropped its 1st sample on the Martian surface
By Elizabeth Howell published
NASA's Perseverance rover collected this tube's sample from a Mars region rich in organics. Scientists soon will scrutinize tubes like this for signatures of life.
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