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Mars Is Getting Three New Visitors In 2021

There’s still plenty to learn about Mars, and three missions reaching the red planet in 2021 will expand our knowledge. First up is ...

By Alex ChaversDecember 28, 20200

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NASA’s Curiosity Rover Shakes Off Attitude Hiccup, Gets Back To Work

As NASA’s Curiosity rover bounces across Mars’ surface, it keeps constant tabs of how every part of it is oriented. Where its robotic ...

By Alex ChaversJanuary 23, 20200

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NASA’s InSight Heat Probe Doesn’t Look So Stuck Anymore

After going nowhere for the past several months, the InSight lander’s heat probe chewed through three centimeters of Martian dirt during a recent ...

By Alex ChaversOctober 16, 20190

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Getting NASA’s InSight Heat Probe The Rest Of The Way

A perfect deployment of InSight’s Heat Flow and Physical Properties Package (HP3) would place a heat probe up to 16 feet below Mars’ ...

By Alex ChaversJune 5, 20190

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A Mars Sunrise Through The Eyes of NASA’s InSight

NASA’s InSight didn’t ship with wheels, but it doesn’t need to cruise around Mars to give us stunning views. Using a camera attached ...

By Alex ChaversMay 2, 20190

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NASA’s Newest Martian Lander Feels What Appears To Be A Marsquake

In four instances, NASA’s InSight Lander detected small shifts that appear to be coming from within Mars. The April 6th event is the ...

By Alex ChaversApril 24, 20190

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Martian Solar Eclipses Happen All The Time, But Curiosity’s View Is Still Amazing

Solar eclipses on Earth happen a couple of times a year on average. On Mars? The red planet’s moon Phobos can cast a ...

By Alex ChaversApril 8, 20190

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The Average Martian Winter Day Features 100+ Degree Temperature Swings

A daytime high of 15 degrees Fahrenheit doesn’t sound too brutal for a winter day on Mars’ desolate surface. But it’s a different ...

By Alex ChaversFebruary 21, 20190

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NASA’s InSight Lander Flexes in First Selfie on Red Planet

NASA’s InSight lander is looking slick. The latest robot to call Mars home used a camera attached to its robotic arm to get ...

By Alex ChaversDecember 12, 20180

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NASA’s Newest Image of Mars is a Pale Red Dot

In about a month, NASA’s InSight lander will touch down on the red planet’s surface. Two CubeSats hitched a ride too as part ...

By Alex ChaversOctober 26, 20180

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What’s Going On With The Opportunity Rover Post Martian Dust Storm?

Engineers back on Earth are hailing the hardy Martian rover. So far, the only answer back is silence. A planet-wide dust storm over ...

By Alex ChaversSeptember 20, 20180

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Opportunity Rover Will Try To Wake Up After A Nearly Three Month Dust Storm Nap

On May 30, NASA first detected the swirling dust storm that would soon enshroud all of Mars. Today, that planet-wide dust storm is ...

By Alex ChaversAugust 31, 20180

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Mars Is Getting Three New Visitors In 2021

NASA’s Curiosity Rover Shakes Off Attitude Hiccup, Gets Back To Work

NASA’s InSight Heat Probe Doesn’t Look So Stuck Anymore

Getting NASA’s InSight Heat Probe The Rest Of The Way

A Mars Sunrise Through The Eyes of NASA’s InSight

NASA’s Newest Martian Lander Feels What Appears To Be A Marsquake

Martian Solar Eclipses Happen All The Time, But Curiosity’s View Is Still Amazing

The Average Martian Winter Day Features 100+ Degree Temperature Swings

NASA’s InSight Lander Flexes in First Selfie on Red Planet

NASA’s Newest Image of Mars is a Pale Red Dot

What’s Going On With The Opportunity Rover Post Martian Dust Storm?

Opportunity Rover Will Try To Wake Up After A Nearly Three Month Dust Storm Nap

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