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China Could Beat the US to Mars Samples and Trigger a New Sputnik Moment

China’s effort to become the first country ever to return material from the surface of Mars is gathering pace. Mission ...

Without new landers or rovers, it’s helicopters or bust for NASA’s Mars program

For the first time in more than 30 years, NASA has no firm plans to send any new landers or rovers to Mars. Instead, the ...
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NASA’s Curiosity rover crosses more than 5,000 days on Mars, defying its odds of survival

Curiosity had a mission of just one Martian year, or roughly 669 Mars days.
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Space Agency Fires Miniature Mars Lander from a Smooth-Bore Gun to See What Gives

Two years from now, humanity will be sending its seventh rover to planet Mars. Called Rosalind Franklin in honor of a British chemist who specialized in the inner workings of DNA, it is Europe’s first ...