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Trump's 2026 budget plan would cancel NASA's Mars Sample Return mission. Experts say that's a 'major step back'
NASA's Perseverance Mars rover has been on the prowl within Jezero Crater following its touchdown in February 2021. That ...
NASA's Europa Clipper captures Mars in infrared
On its recent swing by Mars, NASA's Europa Clipper took the opportunity to capture infrared images of the Red Planet. The ...
Northern lights on Mars? See first aurora photo from The Red Planet.
Mars doesn't have an organized planetary magnetic field like Earth, so auroras can appear anywhere in the sky. Now there's a ...
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NASA's Europa Clipper probe snaps ghostly thermal portrait of Mars en route to Jupiter
NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft, en route to Jupiter's icy ocean moon Europa, recently captured a ghostly infrared portrait ...
NASA May Accelerate Mars Mission Timeline Following Trump Budget Proposal
NASA is considering launching missions to Mars as early as next year in an effort to expedite its plan to land astronauts on ...
NASA's Mars Sample Return Mission May Get Cancelled As Trump Calls It 'Unaffordable'
The Donald Trump administration's budget proposal has sparked concerns at NASA as it could lead to cancellation of several major missions. One of these missions is the Mars Sample Return which has ...
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'Marsquakes' reveal clues about a hidden body of water on Mars
By listening to the echoes of "marsquakes" — seismic waves rippling through Mars ' crust — researchers uncovered signs of ...
Colorado teen designs spacesuit prototypes after joining NASA's simulated Mars mission
But one Colorado student is already reaching for the stars.Riley Nuttycombe, a senior at New Vista High School in Boulder, ...