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Curiosity Cracked Open a Rock on Mars And Revealed a Big Surprise

A rock on Mars spilled a surprising yellow treasure after Curiosity accidentally cracked through its unremarkable exterior.

At long last, the mystery of lightning on Mars is solved

A chance discovery by a NASA rover on Mars shows that the red planet has a form of lightning, which researchers had suspected ...
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NASA Recruits Mars Perseverance Rover to Monitor Sun’s Activity

NASA has drafted its Mars rover Perseverance to help monitor the sun’s activity. Every day for the next two months, the rover ...

Perseverance rover spots mysterious 'visitor from outer space' rock on Mars surface after 4 years

NASA's Perseverance rover discovers shiny metallic rock on Mars that could be a meteorite from an ancient asteroid, ...

Add lightning to the list of things that could kill you on Mars

Radiation, extreme cold, dust storms, not mention a lack of oxygen: There are plenty of things that can kill an astronaut on ...

NASA uses Death Valley to test next-gen drone tech for flights across Mars

NASA is testing next-generation Mars drone tech in a place a lot like the Red Planet - California’s Mojave Desert in Death ...

OTD In Space - November 26: Curiosity Rover Launches to Mars

On November 26, 2011, the NASA Curiosity rover launched to Mars. Curiosity was the biggest and most powerful rover anyone had ...