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NASA’s latest ESCAPADE is sending twin low-cost orbiters to examine Mars’ atmosphere

Envision a time when hundreds of spacecraft are exploring the solar system and beyond. That’s the future that NASA’s ESCAPADE ...

Almost Everything About NASA’s Latest Mission to Mars Is Unusual

The ESCAPADE mission, which launched to space on a Blue Origin rocket on Thursday, breaks the mold of how planetary science ...

NASA rover spots something on Mars that doesn't belong there

Scientists suspect iron meteorites might be able to resist erosion on Mars, which may explain why some appear perched on flat ...

NASA is sending probes to Mars to find out why it lost its atmosphere – and what that could mean for Earth

Mars is a cold, dry, desert-like planet. But billions of years ago, scientific evidence suggests that it had a thick ...
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2 million black 'streaks' on Mars finally have an explanation, solving 50-year mystery

A new analysis of data from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter reveals that the majority of the Red Planet's dark "slope ...

NASA has a broken giant antenna that could upend its 2026 plans

NASA's giant Mars Antenna failure hinders spacecraft communication and asteroid studies amid the federal government shutdown.