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This September 2016 self-portrait of NASA's Curiosity Mars rover shows the vehicle in the scenic Murray Buttes area on lower Mount Sharp.

Ancient Lake on Mars Turned Salty for a Spell, Curiosity Rover Finds

By Mike Wall published

NASA's Curiosity Mars rover may have just captured a snapshot of the Red Planet's long-ago Great Drying.

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NASA's Curiosity rover, pictured here in a May 12 composite selfie, won't move as Earth and Mars reach opposite sides of the sun.

Mars Missions Stop in Their Tracks as Red Planet Drifts to the Far Side of Sun

By Rafi Letzter published

Mars mission managers are dealing with the biggest source of electromagnetic interference in the solar system.

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This diagram shows possible ways by which methane might incorporate into Mars' atmosphere (sources) and disappear from the atmosphere (sinks).

Methane on Mars Isn't Being Released by Wind Erosion

By Mike Wall published

One small piece of the Mars methane mystery may have just been solved.

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The ExoMars 2020 parachute deployment sequence.

Europe and Russia Have ExoMars Parachute Problems. It Could Threaten the 2020 Mars Launch

By Leonard David published

The mission, which is scheduled to launch in July 2020, has suffered failures in two recent parachute tests.

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NASA's climbing robot LEMUR (Limbed Excursion Mechanical Utility Robot) scales a cliff in Death Valley, California during field trials in 2019. The robot uses special gripping technology to climb steep terrain.

Watch NASA's 'Lemur' Robot Climb a Cliff in Death Valley as Practice for Mars

By Elizabeth Howell published

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Artist's illustration of a fission power system on the surface of Mars using four 10-kilowatt units.

Nuclear Reactor for Mars Outpost Could Be Ready to Fly by 2022

By Mike Wall published

A new type of nuclear reactor designed to power crewed outposts on the moon and Mars could be ready for its first in-space trial just a few years from now, project team members said.

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NASA's Mars Curiosity rover captured this panorama of a spot nicknamed Teal Ridge on June 18, 2019.

NASA's Curiosity Rover Still Learning After 7 Years on Mars

By Meghan Bartels published

It's been seven years since NASA's Curiosity rover touched down on Mars, but the robot geologist is still tackling big questions about Red Planet rocks.

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This artist's concept depicts a sky crane lowering NASA's Curiosity rover onto the Martian surface on Aug. 5, 2012.

Curiosity Rover Celebrates 7 Years Since Thrilling Mars Touchdown

By Mike Wall published

Curiosity aced its crazy sky-crane landing on Aug. 5, 2012.

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This animation shows a proposed route for NASA's Curiosity rover, which is climbing Mount Sharp on Mars.

Oh the Places (on Mars) You'll Go! Here's Where NASA's Curiosity Rover Is Headed

By Doris Elin Urrutia published

Curiosity will be coming 'round the Martian mountain when it comes — and a colorful new animation highlights where exactly the mission is headed.

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NASA's InSight lander used the Instrument Deployment Camera (IDC) on the end of its robotic arm to image this sunset on Mars. This color-corrected version more accurately shows the image as the human eye would see it.

See a Martian Sunrise (and Sunset, Too!) in Gorgeous NASA InSight Photos

By Mike Wall published

A small, dim sun hangs near the Martian horizon in gorgeous new images captured by NASA's InSight lander.

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