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An artist's depiction of NASA's 2001 Mars Odyssey spacecraft studying ice at Mars.

Trump's NASA budget request could spell big changes for Mars missions

By Meghan Bartels published

If President Donald Trump's budget request becomes reality, NASA may need to shuffle some Red Planet missions, including developing a new Mars Ice Mapper.

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A portion of a 1.8-billion-pixel panorama whose composite images were captured by NASA's Curiosity Mars rover between Nov. 24 and Dec. 1, 2019.

See Mars like never before in this highest-resolution panorama ever from the Curiosity rover

By Mike Wall published

The Curiosity team just released a 1.8-billion-pixel panorama that features "Glen Torridon," a region on the flanks of Mars' 3.4-mile-high (5.5 kilometers) Mount Sharp.

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This image by one of the Curiosity Mars rover’s hazard cameras shows the robot’s arm extended out to perform an analysis of the bedrock. Curiosity has to know the exact angle of every joint to move safely. 

NASA's Mars rover Curiosity had an attitude problem. (But it's fine now.)

By Mike Wall published

An attitude problem sidelined NASA's Mars rover Curiosity recently, but the robot's handlers whipped it back into shape in short order.

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Mars as seen from orbit by NASA’s Viking mission.

The Decade of Mars: How the 2020s May Be a New Era of Red Planet Exploration

By Mike Wall published

The 2010s saw big advances in Mars exploration, but the new decade may bring even more exciting Red Planet news.

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NASA's Curiosity rover has detected several intriguing spikes of methane in the air of Mars' Gale Crater.

Methane Mystery on Mars May Get a Partial Answer Soon

By Mike Wall published

NASA's Curiosity rover may have just taken a big step toward cracking the Mars methane mystery.

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The first selfie taken by NASA’s InSight lander on Mars. The 11-image composite, which was released on Dec. 11, 2018, shows the lander's solar panels and deck. Atop the deck are InSight’s science instruments, weather sensor booms and UHF antenna. The science instruments would later be deployed onto the Martian surface.

Happy Mars-iversary, InSight! NASA Lander Marks 1 Year on Red Planet

By Mike Wall published

How time does fly: NASA's InSight Mars lander has now been on the Red Planet for a full (Earth) year.

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NASA's Curiosity Mars rover imaged these drifting clouds on May 17, 2019, the 2,410th Martian day, or sol, of the mission, using its black-and-white Navigation Cameras.

1st Methane, Now Oxygen: Another Possible 'Biosignature' Gas Is Acting Weird on Mars

By Mike Wall published

Another possible biosignature gas is behaving strangely in Mars' air.

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A photo of Mars taken by the Curiosity rover shows a bleak landscape of hills and hazy crater mountains.

The Curiosity Rover Just Took a Very Emo Photo of Its Rocky Martian Prison

By Brandon Specktor published

Curiosity is the last functioning rover on Mars, and its lonely mission has taken the robot to a steep mountain in the middle of a vast crater.

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An artist's depiction of growing vegetables on Mars.

For Astronauts on Mars, the Veggie of the Day May Be Asparagus

By Meghan Bartels published

Take it or leaf it: Mars won't offer the sort of veggie options on display at your neighborhood supermarket.

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NASA's Curiosity rover took this selfie on Oct. 11, 2019, the 2,553rd Martian day, or sol, of its mission. The rover drilled twice in this location, which is nicknamed "Glen Etive."

Mars Rover Curiosity Snaps Beautiful Selfie After Rare Chemistry Experiment

By Mike Wall published

NASA's Curiosity Mars rover performed some rare science work recently, then took a bit of a break to take in the austere beauty of its surroundings.

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