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News about Mars

A big find on Mars

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A big rover makes a big find on Mars. Little rovers have their place in exploration, too.

Challenges facing the human exploration of Mars

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From the dangers of radiation to the complications of landing a crewed spacecraft, there are myriad technical challenges facing human exploration of Mars.

Europe goes to Mars

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NASA and ESA have signed a partnership agreement to get the ExoMars Rosalind Franklin rover down to the surface of Mars, getting the mission back on track after geopolitical factors delayed it.

Mars rovers, helicopters, and sunsets

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This week brings updates on the next missions to rove — and maybe even fly — over the surface of Mars.

Red Rover Goes to Mars, 20 years later

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Twenty years ago, a Planetary Society program sent students to NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory to work on the Mars Exploration Rovers program.

The science value of Mars Sample Return

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The project has the potential to transform our understanding of the Solar System and provide evidence of life beyond Earth.

More News about space

New Trio Gets Up to Speed With Station Life as Space Biology Continues

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The International Space Station’s three newest crewmembers are getting used to living and working in microgravity. The rest of the Expedition 73 crew assisted the new trio while continuing an array of space biology research and orbital maintenance on Tuesday.

Space Station First: All Docking Ports Fully Occupied, 8 Spacecraft on Orbit

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For the first time in International Space Station history, all eight docking ports aboard the orbital outpost are occupied following the reinstallation of Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus XL cargo spacecraft to the Earth-facing port of the station’s Unity module. The eight spacecraft attached to the complex are: two SpaceX Dragons, Cygnus XL, JAXA’s (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) HTV-X1, two Roscosmos Soyuz crew spacecraft, and two Progress cargo ships.

Hatches Open, Station Crew Expands to 10

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Expedition 73 wrapped up the work week At 10:16 a.m. EST, the hatch opened between the International Space Station and the Soyuz MS-28 spacecraft.

Three New Crew Members Aboard Soyuz Dock to Station

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At 7:34 a.m. EST, the Soyuz MS-28 spacecraft docked with the International Space Station’s Rassvet module. NASA astronaut Chris Williams and Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Kud-Sverchkov and Sergei Mikaev launched at 4:27 a.m. (2:27 p.m. Baikonur time) from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.