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NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover just learned how to multitask
Thirteen years after landing on Mars, NASA’s Curiosity rover is running smarter and more efficiently than ever. With new autonomy and multitasking capabilities, it’s maximizing the output from its long-lasting nuclear power source while exploring a striking region of boxwork formations that may hold clues to ancient water and possible microbial life.
NASA rover spots rock shaped like medieval helmet on Mars
NASA’s Perseverance rover stationed on Mars spotted a dome-shaped rock with a striking resemblance to a helmet used during medieval times. The martian rock, captured by Perseverance’s primary camera on Aug. 5, is pointed at the top and dome-shaped on top of a flared brim. It has a rough, textured surface covered in small bumps.
With its rust-colored surface, Mars has more than earned its nickname, the Red Planet. But Perseverance has offered a new glimpse.
Captured at a location called “Falbreen,” this 360-degree view mosaic was stitched together 96 images that were acquired May ...
This new approach, which will mix NASA assets and commercial infrastructure, would gradually replace the patchwork relay ...
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China vs. SpaceX vs. NASA - Who Will Reach Mars First?
The race to Mars just got more intense! In this video, we explore how China is positioning itself to outpace SpaceX and NASA ...
This is because these objects formed “billions of years ago when liquid water still existed on the Red Planet. Water carried ...
The mineral suggests Mars may have been active for longer than we thought, with potential implications for life on the Red ...
A deceptive difference having to do with Earth's and Mars's gravity may be the reason why NASA's rovers get stuck in the ...
On Aug. 12, 2005, NASA launched its Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) mission. Some of the best cameras ever launched into ...
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