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Curiosity found 21 carbon molecules in one Mars rock, seven never seen there before

A single drilled rock sample from Mars has turned into one of the more chemically rich finds of NASA’s Curiosity mission.

Without new landers or rovers, it’s helicopters or bust for NASA’s Mars program

For the first time in more than 30 years, NASA has no firm plans to send any new landers or rovers to Mars. Instead, the ...
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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 ...

NASA Breaks the Sound Barrier With New Mars Helicopter Rotors

NASA’s new Mars helicopter rotors survived supersonic testing, boosting lift by 30% and paving the way for heavier, more ...

Mars rovers give scientists a ground-level view of the red planet – peek inside their NASA control room

Lights blink on as I enter the Rover Operations Center at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, at 7:30 a ...