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Artist's conception of the vehicles that would participate in a Mars sample return by NASA and the European Space Agency.

NASA to address concerns about Mars Sample Return mission's 'unrealistic budget'

By John Loeffler published

NASA is forming a response team after an independent review board examined the agency’s ongoing plans and objectives for its upcoming mission to retrieve samples from Mars.

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Part of the path NASA's Perseverance Mars rover took to cross the boulder field dubbed "Snowdrift Peak."

NASA's Perseverance rover sets record for longest Mars drive on autopilot

By Sharmila Kuthunur published

The autopilot on Perseverance Mars rover guided it through a particularly hazardous boulder field In July, saving weeks of precious science time.

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a panoramic view of the surface of Mars from the top of a ridge, littered with rocks and hills

NASA's Curiosity Mars rover reaches perilous ridge on Red Planet after 3 failed attempts

By Monisha Ravisetti published

This spot on Mars has preserved information about ancient landslides and evidence of Red Planet water.

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a shadow of a small drone is seen on sandy ground in a black-and-white photo.

NASA's Ingenuity helicopter breaks altitude record on 59th Mars flight

By Mike Wall published

NASA's Ingenuity Mars helicopter soared higher than ever before over the weekend, getting 66 feet (20 meters) above the ground on its 59th Red Planet flight.

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a large rock that looks a lot like an avocado split into halves.

Perseverance rover spies 'avocado' rock on Mars (photo)

By Samantha Mathewson published

NASA's Perseverance Mars rover just snapped a new photo of a Red Planet rock that looks a lot like an avocado.

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People in clean room white suits lowering a golden box into Perserverance.

NASA's Perseverance Mars rover wraps up MOXIE oxygen-making experiment

By Monisha Ravisetti published

The Perseverance rover's MOXIE experiment produced a total of 122 grams of oxygen on Mars. At its most efficient, it generated 12 grams of the life-sustaining element every hour.

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a black-and-white image showing a small helicopter's shadow on sandy, boulder-studded ground.

NASA's Ingenuity helicopter soars past 100 minutes of total Mars flight time

By Mike Wall published

NASA's Ingenuity Mars helicopter flew for the 57th time on Sept. 3, a sortie that pushed the robot's total Red Planet air time over 100 minutes.

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(left) a shark fin shaped rock on Mars (right) an accompanying crab claw shaped boulder (inser) NASA's Perserverance Rover

Perseverance Mars rover spots 'shark fin' and 'crab claw' rocks on Red Planet (photo)

By Robert Lea published

Is something fishy happening on the Red Planet, or is it all in our minds again?

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black-and-white photo showing the shadow of a small helicopter flying over sandy ground.

NASA's Ingenuity helicopter flies on Mars for the 56th time

By Mike Wall published

NASA's Ingenuity Mars helicopter flew for the 56th time last week, staying aloft for nearly 2.5 minutes on a sortie that covered 1,344 feet (410 meters) of ground.

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a dark spot can be seen on a pale yellow sun

Perseverance Mars rover spies big sunspot rotating toward Earth (photos)

By Mike Wall published

NASA's Perseverance Mars rover has captured photos of a big sunspot, which should rotate into view for those of us on Earth in the coming days.

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