Mars

NASA’s Newest Mars Rover Snags 1st Rock Sample For Return

The Perseverance rover’s chief engineer, Adam Stelzner tweeted on Thursday,“I’ve never been more happy to see a hole in a rock.”
By Marcia Dunn, AP

NASA Seeking People To Pretend To Live On Mars For A Year

If you crave the Martian life, this could be your dream job.
By Seth Borenstein, AP

New York Times Accidentally Publishes Mock Article About Watermelons On Mars

Twitter users were disappointed to learn that police had not discovered a glut of outer space watermelons.
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Glitch Sends NASA’s Mars Helicopter On A Wild Ride

Ingenuity, the first aircraft to make a powered flight on another planet, began tilting back and forth and suffered power spikes.
By MARCIA DUNN, AP

China Lands Spacecraft On Mars In Historic First

China's rover will stay in the lander for a few days of diagnostic tests before rolling down a ramp to thr icy Utopia Planitia area on Mars.
By By Ken Moritsugo, AP

Elon Musk Meets Pete Davidson's Slacker Chad On 'SNL' Mars With Explosive Results

"OK."
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NASA's Perseverance Rover Just Made Oxygen On Mars In 'Crucial First Step' For Life

An experimental device called MOXIE successfully converted some of the red planet's carbon dioxide into enough oxygen to sustain a human for 10 minutes.
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NASA's Mars Helicopter Takes Flight

The mini 4-pound copter named Ingenuity achieved the first powered, controlled flight on another planet.
By MARCIA DUNN, AP

NASA Uses Navajo Language To Name Rocks And Other Features Of Mars

How do you say Mars in Navajo? Try "Máaz."
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The Sounds Of Mars: NASA Releases First-Ever Audio From Another Planet

You'll want to use your headphones for these clips.
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