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Mars Express orbiter finally gets a software upgrade, 19 years later
The Mars Express orbiter is getting a software upgrade 19 years after it launched.
NASA picks three companies to develop lunar nuclear power systems
A fission system could power long-term missions to the Moon and Mars.
Watch NASA's Mars helicopter complete a record-setting flight
NASA's Mars helicopter has shared video of its record 25th flight.
NASA will soon bid farewell to its Mars InSight lander
The lander is expected to end its science activities by the end of summer and to be completely unresponsive by December.
NASA photos show the debris Perseverance's landing left on Mars
They could provide valuable information to help ensure safer landing for future spacecraft.
Season 3 of ‘For All Mankind’ is coming to Apple TV+ on June 10th
The new season takes place on the Red Planet.
NASA’s Perseverance Rover helps scientists find sound travels slower on Mars
In a study published on Friday in the journal Nature, researchers said they determined the Red Planet’s thin carbon dioxide atmosphere causes sounds to travel slower on Mars.
UAE’s Hope probe tracked a massive dust storm across Mars
The Hope Probe recently spent two weeks tracking a massive dust storm that at one point stretched more than 1,500 miles across the surface of Mars.
ESA says ExoMars launch this year is 'very unlikely'
The joint project with Russian space agency Roscosmos will look for signs of life on Mars.
NASA picks Lockheed Martin to build a rocket that will return from Mars
The agency wants to bring some of Perseverance rover's samples back to Earth.
Anemia could make space travel to Mars a challenge, study finds
Anemia is more serious than thought in space and may create challenges with future travel to Mars.
Mars Perseverance halts rock sample storage due to debris
NASA's Mars Perseverance rover has run into trouble as debris risks preventing it from storing rock samples.
ESA will try to fetch data from China's Mars rover with a new method: listening
Next month on Mars, the ESA and China's National Space Administration (CNSA) will try something that's never been attempted before in space: Sending data from a planet-based rover to an orbiter that it can't receive any messages from.
Perserverance rover pinpoints its best chances of finding ancient Mars life
NASA's Perseverance rover has identified the best places it can look for traces of ancient Mars life.
Perseverance rover samples hint Mars had water for a long time
The first samples from NASA's Perseverance rover indicate Mars had water for a long time, creating a potentially ideal breeding ground for life.
NASA says the Mars Perseverance rover has collected its first sample
After initially failing to capture sample of rock, NASA has confirmed that Perseverance succeeded in its second attempt.
NASA's first lunar rover will scour the moon's south pole for water in 2023
If we're ever going to establish a permanent human presence on the moon, we'll need water, and lots of it. NASA's VIPER lunar rover is going find it for us.
NASA's Curiosity rover video shows a fresh panoramic view of Mars
A progress report from the Curiosity Rover.
NASA's latest space station cargo includes a 3D printing system for lunar soil
NASA's newest space station cargo mission has delivered a 3D printer that could help print habitats from Moon and Mars soil.
NASA's Perseverance rover fails to collect its first Mars rock sample
NASA's Perserverance rover has failed to collect a Mars rock sample, and it's not yet clear what went wrong.