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Marking 13 years on Mars, NASA's Curiosity picks up new skills
Thirteen years after Curiosity landed on Mars, engineers are finding ways to make the NASA rover even more productive. The ...
Old Mars rovers can learn new tricks! NASA’s Curiosity marks 13-year milestone with new science capabilities
Can you teach an old Mars rover new tricks? NASA says the answer is a resounding “yes.” Following its landing on Mars 13 ...
NASA's Europa clipper radar instrument proves itself at Mars
As it soared past Mars in March, NASA's Europa Clipper conducted a critical radar test that had been impossible to accomplish ...
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NASA's Europa Clipper radar passes key test during Mars flyby
NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft successfully tested its ice-penetrating radar system during a close flyby of Mars earlier this year.
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Mars says hello as NASA's Europa Clipper warms up radar
Instrument works fine. Now, about those transistors NASA's Europa Clipper probe checked out its radar as the spacecraft ...
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After a Thousand Plans, Is Mars Finally Within Reach?
Lower launch costs have made a Mars mission feasible—but political infighting now threatens SpaceX’s critical role. In a YouGov/CBS survey conducted in June 2025, as many as 65% of Americans expressed ...
SpaceX Unveils New Version of Mars-Bound Starship
SpaceX has moved a new iteration of its Starship model to its Starbase in Texas for preflight testing. The new model, which ...
Earth, Mars, Venus — and a long-lost planet — may have once 'waltzed' in perfect harmony around the sun
New simulations suggest that up to four of the solar system's rocky planets, including Earth and a long-lost world, once ...
Mars Is Investing $5 Million to Create the Perfect Peanut — and It's Already Yielding Results
Mars announced its "Mars Protect the Peanut Plan," a program backed by a $5 million investment that will focus on protecting ...