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NASA’s Curiosity rover crosses more than 5,000 days on Mars, defying its odds of survival

Curiosity had a mission of just one Martian year, or roughly 669 Mars days.

NASA awards $700 million Mars contract to Jeff Bezos

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin has landed a $700 million NASA contract that could play a major role in the future of Mars ...
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The case for life on Mars just got stronger. A NASA rover has found extensive organic carbon in ancient river rocks

NASA's Perseverance rover’s discovery of widespread complex carbon on Mars adds fresh clues to the hunt for past life ...

“Jellyfish” Spotted In NASA Mars Photo Sparks Frenzy As People Dig For Explanation

A bizarre jellyfish-like object captured by NASA’s Curiosity rover in 2023 has some people convinced that the tiny shape could be something far more mysterious. The strange figure appears on a distant ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Mars’ Southern Half Is Weirdly Warm Underground. The ‘Thermal Anomaly’ Might Explain Why the Planet’s Hemispheres Look So Different

Researchers used a novel technique to figure out what's going on inside the Red Planet. The work suggests that the interior ...