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June 22, 2025

Mars

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Two NASA spacecraft detect biggest meteor strikes at Mars

October 29, 2022 Marcia Dunn, Associated Press

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Two NASA spacecraft at Mars — one on the surface and the other in orbit — have recorded the biggest meteor strikes and impact craters yet. The high-speed barrages last year […]

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NASA Mars rover may have snagged 1st rock sample for return

September 3, 2021 Marcia Dunn, Associated Press

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA’s newest Mars rover may have successfully collected its first rock sample for return to Earth, after last month’s attempt came up empty. The Perseverance rover’s chief engineer, Adam Steltzner, called […]

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Want to pretend to live on Mars? For a whole year? Apply now

August 13, 2021 Seth Borenstein, Associated Press

Want to find your inner Matt Damon and spend a year pretending you are isolated on Mars? NASA has a job for you. To prepare for eventually sending astronauts to Mars, NASA began taking applications […]

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China delays mission while NASA congratulates on Mars images

May 21, 2021 The Associated Press

BEIJING — China postponed a supply mission to its new space station on Thursday for unspecified technical reasons, while photos sent back from Mars by its newly arrived rover earned plaudits from NASA despite only […]

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NASA’s new Mars rover hits dusty red road, 1st trip 21 feet

March 9, 2021 Marcia Dunn, Associated Press

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA’s newest Mars rover hit the dusty red road this week, putting 21 feet on the odometer in its first test drive. The Perseverance rover ventured from its landing position Thursday, […]

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NASA rover lands on Mars to look for signs of ancient life

February 19, 2021 Marcia Dunn, Associated Press

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A NASA rover streaked through the orange Martian sky and landed on the planet Thursday, accomplishing the riskiest step yet in an epic quest to bring back rocks that could answer […]

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NASA rover streaks toward a landing on Mars

February 19, 2021 Marcia Dunn, Associated Press

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A NASA rover streaked toward a landing on Mars on Thursday in the riskiest step yet in an epic quest to bring back rocks that could answer whether life ever existed […]

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Next stop Mars: 3 spacecraft arriving in quick succession

February 11, 2021 Marcia Dunn, Associated Press

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — After hurtling hundreds of millions of miles through space since last summer, three robotic explorers are ready to hit the brakes at Mars. The stakes — and anxiety — are sky […]

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NASA launches Mars rover to look for signs of ancient life

July 30, 2020 Marcia Dunn | The Associated Press

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The biggest, most sophisticated Mars rover ever built — a car-size vehicle bristling with cameras, microphones, drills and lasers — blasted off for the red planet Thursday as part of an […]

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NASA’s next Mars rover is brawniest and brainiest one yet

July 27, 2020 Marcia Dunn, Associated Press

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — With eight successful Mars landings, NASA is upping the ante with its newest rover. The spacecraft Perseverance — set for liftoff this week — is NASA’s brawniest and brainiest Martian rover […]

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