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NASA, ESA join forces on life-hunting ExoMars rover

By Leonard David published

NASA and ESA have signed an agreement to team up on the ExoMars rover mission, which aims to launch a life-hunting robot toward the Red Planet in 2028.

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NASA's Mars sample return mission is in trouble. Could a single SLS megarocket be the answer?

By Andrew Jones published

A single launch of NASA’s Space Launch System megarocket could loft all the hardware needed to return Mars samples to Earth, according to a new Boeing proposal.

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A high aerial view above a rocky, desolate landscape, with a deep, enormous crater scooped out from nearly half the image on the right. There is also a much smaller crater on the left.

A massive, icy Mars crater stares up at a Red Planet orbiter (image)

By Samantha Mathewson published

A massive Mars impact crater dominates a new view from the ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO).

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closeup of a small helicopter on a rocky, red-dirt landscape

How NASA's Ingenuity helicopter opened the Mars skies to exploration

By Leonard David published

The Ingenuity Mars helicopter's flying days may be over, but its influence will be felt far into the future.

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black and white rocky landscape

Big decision! Curiosity rover keeps following possible Mars river remnant

By Rahul Rao published

After much debate, the Curiosity Mars rover team decided to continue following an intriguing channel rather than send the robot on an off-road detour.

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illustration of two astronauts in white spacesuits drilling for water ice on the surface of mars

The 2024 Humans to Mars Summit is happening now. Here's how to watch live.

By Samantha Mathewson last updated

The annual Humans to Mars Summit takes place next week, with talks focusing on establishing a sustainable and permanent human presence on the Red Planet by the mid-2030s.

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Two people in spacesuits walk the surface of a rust colored planet. The astronaut in the foreground looks at something far away, in wonder. The astronaut to the right and slight behind leans on a rock formation and holds a hammer. A many-wheeled rover is parked behind them and in the distance, some habitat modules.

Handle Mars with care: Guidelines needed for responsible Red Planet exploration, experts say

By Leonard David published

A new study calls for "geoconservation" principles applied to space, so that astronauts exploring Mars and other cosmic bodies don't compromise future scientific work.

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A dull yellow-tinted, rocky terrain blown with dust, as the sky in the distance matches the ground's dusty tones.

Long ago, a lake on Mars might have been sprawling with microbes

By Keith Cooper published

The presence of manganese oxide on Mars has positive implications in the search for life beyond Earth.

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NASA picks 9 companies to develop Mars 'commercial services' ideas

By Mike Wall published

NASA has selected nine companies to develop concepts that could agency science missions to Mars down the road.

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NASA prepares for intense sun storms on Mars during 'solar maximum'

By Samantha Mathewson published

As the sun reaches solar maximum, Mars spacecraft are preparing to study the effects of increased radiation bombardment and how solar storms may impact future crewed missions to the Red Planet.

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