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NASA's Perseverance Mars rover wraps up MOXIE oxygen-making experiment
By Monisha Ravisetti published
The Perseverance rover's MOXIE experiment produced a total of 122 grams of oxygen on Mars. At its most efficient, it generated 12 grams of the life-sustaining element every hour.
NASA's Ingenuity helicopter soars past 100 minutes of total Mars flight time
By Mike Wall published
NASA's Ingenuity Mars helicopter flew for the 57th time on Sept. 3, a sortie that pushed the robot's total Red Planet air time over 100 minutes.
NASA's Ingenuity helicopter flies on Mars for the 56th time
By Mike Wall published
NASA's Ingenuity Mars helicopter flew for the 56th time last week, staying aloft for nearly 2.5 minutes on a sortie that covered 1,344 feet (410 meters) of ground.
Clues to spotting life on Mars are right here on Earth
By Sharmila Kuthunur published
Search for life on Mars could be aided by investigating ancient fossils here on Earth.
Perseverance Mars rover spies big sunspot rotating toward Earth (photos)
By Mike Wall published
NASA's Perseverance Mars rover has captured photos of a big sunspot, which should rotate into view for those of us on Earth in the coming days.
NASA's Ingenuity Mars helicopter aces 55th Red Planet flight
By Mike Wall published
NASA's Ingenuity Mars helicopter has taken to the skies yet again, covering 866 feet (264 meters) of ground on its 55th Red Planet flight.
Watch Ingenuity Mars helicopter fly in amazing video from Perseverance rover
By Mike Wall published
NASA's Perseverance Mars rover captured a stunning video of the Ingenuity helicopter on Aug. 3, during the little chopper's 54th Red Planet flight.
Mars: Everything you need to know about the Red Planet
By Charles Q. Choi last updated
Reference Mars, the fourth planet from the sun is famed for its rusty red appearance. Here we explore the Red Planet in more detail and see why scientists find it so intriguing.
New Lego Technic Perseverance Mars rover was a 'thrill' says JPL advisor
By Robert Z. Pearlman published
Step 337 in assembling Lego's NASA Mars Rover Perseverance Technic model is to you install your name — assuming you were one of the nearly 11 million people who signed up to fly on the real rover.
Perseverance rover: Everything you need to know
By Nola Taylor Tillman, Mike Wall last updated
Reference NASA's Perseverance rover isn't just exploring the Red Planet. The life-hunting robot will also help a little bit of Mars make it to Earth a decade or so from now, if all goes according to plan.
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