Marking 13 Years on Mars, NASA’s Curiosity Picks Up New Skills
New capabilities allow the rover to do science with less energy from its batteries. Thirteen years since Curiosity landed on…
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NASA Tests New Heat Source Fuel for Deep Space Exploration
To explore the unknown in deep space, millions of miles away from Earth, it’s crucial for spacecraft to have ample…
NASA Reveals Semifinalists of Power to Explore Challenge
NASA has selected the 45 semifinalists of the Power to Explore Challenge, a national competition for K-12 students featuring the…
NASA’s Curiosity Rover Captures Colorful Clouds Drifting Over Mars
While the Martian clouds may look like the kind seen in Earth’s skies, they include frozen carbon dioxide, or dry…
NASA’s Curiosity Rover Captures Colorful Clouds Drifting Over Mars
While the Martian clouds may look like the kind seen in Earth’s skies, they include frozen carbon dioxide, or dry…
NASA to Explore Two Landing Options for Returning Samples from Mars
To maximize chances of successfully bringing the first Martian rock and sediment samples to Earth for the benefit of humanity,…
NASA Mars Orbiter Spots Retired InSight Lander to Study Dust Movement
New images taken from space show how dust on and around InSight is changing over time — information that can…