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India’s First Mars Probe ‘MOM’ Blasts Free of Earth Joining MAVEN in Race to Red Planet

CAPE CANAVERAL, FL - India’s first ever Mars probe 'MOM' successfully fired its main engine today (Dec. 1), blasting the…

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Curiosity Mars Rover Back in Action after Power Glitch

CAPE CANAVERAL, FL - NASA's car sized Curiosity Mars rover has resumed full science operations and driving following a six…

11 years ago

Star Trek’s Geordi LeForge Explains NASA’s new MAVEN Mars Orbiter

Star Trek actor LeVar Burton Shares MAVEN’s Story in a New NASA public service announcement (PSA). Credit: NASA Watch the…

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MAVEN’s Quest – Where Did Mars Water Go?

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL - MAVEN, NASA’s next spacecraft launching to the Red Planet in barely three days time on…

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NASA’s Resilient Opportunity Rover Starts Martian Mountaineering

Opportunity starts Martian Mountaineering NASA’s Opportunity rover captured this southward uphill panoramic mosaic on Oct. 21, 2013 (Sol 3463) after…

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Government Shutdown Stops MAVEN Work; Threatens NASA Mars Launch!

The upcoming Nov. 18 blastoff of NASA’s new MAVEN Mars orbiter is threatened by today’s US Federal Government shutdown. Launch…

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Opportunity Scaling Solander Mountain Searching for Science and Sun

Opportunity starts scaling Solander Point - her 1st mountain climbing goal See the tilted terrain and rover tracks in this…

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Curiosity Discovers Patch of Pebbles Formed by Flowing Martian Water on Mount Sharp Trek

NASA’s Curiosity rover has discovered a new patch of pebbles formed and rounded eons ago by flowing liquid water on…

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