Mars
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convenience store
This Mars Bar Rover Will Chase You Around a Store
Does anyone have the self-control to actually resist those shelves full of impulse purchase snacks at most checkouts? Apparently they…
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Here’s 16 Minutes of Perseverance Rover Going Kssst, Tiktik, and Pffft
A shot from Perseverance’s roost in Jezero, with rover tracks at bottom.Image: NASA/JPL-Caltech Three weeks ago, Earthlings sat agog by…
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astronomical objects
Mars Is Hiding Its ‘Lost’ Water Beneath the Surface, New Research Suggests
A view of Mars made up of around one hundred Viking Orbiter images.Image: NASA/JPL-Caltech/USGS Water that used to exist on…
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astrobiology
Hear Lasers Zap Rocks on Mars in Perseverance’s Latest Dispatch
Mosaic view of a Martian rock dubbed “Yeehgo,” captured by the SuperCam instrument on the Perseverance rover. Image: NASA/JPL-Caltech/LANL/CNES/CNRS/ASU/MSSS Unprecedented…
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anais zarifian
Mars Rover Landing Site Named After Sci-Fi Legend Octavia Butler
The Perseverance landing site on Mars is now named Octavia E. Butler Landing. Image: NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona That magical spot…
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How Perseverance Made It To Mars: An Engineering Deep-Dive
Image: Jason Torchinsky The world rightfully gawked at the engineering prowess of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory as it successfully landed…
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Abigail Allwood’s Hunt for Alien Fossils on Mars Has Begun
When the NASA Mars rover Perseverance was dramatically airlifted through the Red Planet’s atmosphere and touched down on the iron-rich…
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environment
Satellite Spots NASA’s New Rover—and Its Garbage—From Mars Orbit
ExoMars image showing the Perseverance landing site on Mars. Image: ESA/Roscosmos/CaSSIS; acknowledgement P. Grindrod The Perseverance rover, along with several…
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astronomical objects
Computer Simulations Suggest Mars Moons Result of Ancient Collision
Artist’s depiction of the hypothesized ancient collision. Image: Mark Garlick The Red Planet’s two tiny moons—Phobos and Deimos—could have formed…
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discovery and exploration of the solar system
Unreal Video of Perseverance Landing on Mars Will Take Your Breath Away
A view of Perseverance during the skycrane maneuvre, as seen from the descent vehicle. Image: NASA/JPL/Gizmodo NASA has released stunning…
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