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NASA Successfully Tests Technology To Retrieve Samples From Other Planets

The technology could enable future missions to retrieve samples from distant planets for analysis on Earth.

NASA Holds Off Opportunity Rover Operations Amid Massive Dust Storm On Mars

Dust storms like the one Opportunity faces at present are not surprising but infrequent on Mars. They can start out of nowhere and continue for days or maybe even months.

Mars’ Volcanic Past Hints Red Planet Was Icy Cold Billions Of Years Ago

The researchers looked into the data from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter to suggest that volcanism under glacial environments might have created the flat-topped volcanic mounds found on Mars.

NASA's Mars Discovery: 3-Billion-Year-Old Organic Material, Maybe Signs Of Ancient Life

Martian rocks and atmosphere could hold the signs of ancient life on the planet.

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NASA's Curiosity Rover On Mars Can Once Again Drill Into Rocks

Curiosity's original drilling mechanism went offline in 2016, taking away the vehicle’s critical ability to analyze powder samples from Martian rocks.

Pale Blue Dot And White Companion: NASA's Mars-Bound CubeSat Captures Earth-Moon Duo

The CubeSat, dubbed Wall-E, launched with InSight lander on May 5 and is currently on its way to the red planet.

NASA's Mars Helicopter: Small, Autonomous Rotorcraft To Fly On Red Planet

The helicopter is just as big as a softball and will fly to the red planet with the agency's Mars 2020 rover.

InSight Livestream: When, Where To Watch NASA Launch Its Next Mars Lander

The lander will reach the red planet in November and study mysteries of its interior.

Microbes In Toxic Lakes Could Help Find Signs Of Ancient Martian Life

The find could help scientists look for signs of ancient Martian life if it had existed sometime in the planet's distant past.

NASA’s InSight Launch: Official, Informal Viewing Sites, Live Stream And Safety Information

InSight is a lander mission to Mars, and the spacecraft will be the first interplanetary launch for NASA to take place from the West Coast.

NASA’s Next Mars Mission, InSight, Set For May 5 Launch

Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport, or InSight, is a NASA lander mission to Mars — a spacecraft that will stay stationary on the red planet’s surface.

Mars 2020 Mission: Heat Shield For NASA’s Next Rover Cracks During Test

However, the agency will not delay the launch of the mission, which has been scheduled for July 2020.

ESA’s ExoMars Orbiter Captures Mars’ Icy Crater In Stunning Image

The image is a composite created from three different shots taken during the testing of the orbiter's camera system.

Mars On Earth? NASA, ESA Plan Bringing Red Planet Rocks Home

The ambitious mission could give us critical insight into Martian history and the possibility of life there.

Earth-Like Martian Mud Cracks Shed More Light On Red Planet’s Watery Past

The mysterious surface features were spotted by NASA's Curiosity rover in 2017.

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Mars’ Tiny Moons Might Have Formed After Catastrophic Collision

The study suggested the Red Planet might have collided with an object as big as asteroids Ceres or Vesta.

Impact Crater Or Supervolcano? Strange Mars Formation Seen In Stunning ESA Images

Understanding mysterious depressions like these could give astronomers new insights into the history of Mars.

Study Suggests Life Might Exists In Venus' Skies

A study suggested the specific climate conditions in the skies above Venus's blazing surface could be hospitable to bacterial life.

Volcanoes On Mars Supported Ancient Oceans Which Were Shallower Than Previously Thought

Mars once had massive oceans which new research claims formed earlier than is currently thought, and could exist because of the largest volcano system on the red planet.

NASA Twins Study: Extended Space Stay Alters Astronaut's DNA

The DNA of NASA astronaut Scott Kelly no longer matches his twin's after spending nearly a year living on the International Space Station.

Russia To Launch Mars Mission In 2019, Putin Says In Interview

Russian President Vladimir Putin said in a newly televised interview the country was preparing to launch a series of crewed and uncrewed space missions, including to the moon and Mars.

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope Slated To Investigate Mars

When NASA launches its new James Webb Space Telescope, it will take a good look at Mars to figure out what went wrong over there.

NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter In Standby, Rover Opportunity Completes 5,000 Martian Days

The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter put itself in standby mode Thursday, while NASA’s Mars rover Opportunity saw its 5,000th Martian dawn Saturday.

Are We Alone In The Universe? Scientists Say We Can Handle Extraterrestrial Life

We probably wouldn’t freak out if scientists discovered extraterrestrial life.

Elon Musk’s Tesla Roadster May Crash Down To Earth Eventually, Scientists Say

Scientists plotted the trajectory of the Tesla Roadster Elon Musk shot toward Mars on SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket, and its final destination may be back on Earth.