Life on Mars

How to watch NASA launch its new Perseverance Mars rover live on Thursday

In this artist's concept, a two-stage United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V launch vehicle speeds the Mars 2020 spacecraft toward the Red Planet.

How NASA’s new rover will help pave the way for a human trip to Mars

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NASA’s Mars launch depends on the weather. Here’s how it’s looking

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Watch NASA’s handy overview of its ambitious Mars 2020 rover mission

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NASA is sending a piece of Martian rock back to Mars. Here’s why

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Trace Gas Orbiter spots unexpected gases in Martian atmosphere

Artist’s impression of the ExoMars 2016 Trace Gas Orbiter at Mars.

NASA’s Perseverance rover has one final review to pass before launch to Mars

The payload fairing, or nose cone, containing NASA's Mars 2020 Perseverance rover is maneuvered into place atop the Atlas V rocket that will hurl it toward Mars.

She lived in a simulated Mars habitat for four months. Here’s what she learned

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China’s Tianwen-1 rover mission blasts off for Mars

A Long March-5 rocket, carrying an orbiter, lander and rover as part of the Tianwen-1 mission to Mars, lifts off from the Wenchang Space Launch Centre in southern China's Hainan Province on July 23, 2020.

Watch Mars 2020 rover’s final preparations for July 30 liftoff

In a clean room at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California, engineers observed the first driving test for NASA's Mars 2020 rover on Dec. 17, 2019.

Curiosity is investigating a strangely colored rock it found on Mars

United Arab Emirates looks to make history today with its Mars mission launch

Artist's impression of the Hope spacecraft in orbit around Mars

Watch NASA’s video showing off its first-ever Mars aircraft

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Watch NASA’s Mars 2020 ‘movie trailer’ with Perseverance as the star

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NASA’s InSight lander is still stuck in the Martian soil

NASA InSight's robotic arm

NASA attaches Perseverance rover to Atlas V rocket ahead of launch

The payload fairing, or nose cone, containing the Mars 2020 Perseverance rover

NASA offers new ideas on how to avoid contaminating the moon and Mars

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Get in the mood for Mars 2020 mission with this stirring NASA video

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Mars Curiosity rover is embarking on a summer road trip

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How Curiosity is keeping itself entertained on Mars over the long weekend

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Watch a flight over the stunning icy Korolev Crater on Mars

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Mars 2020 mission launch date has been pushed back again

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Small delay to launch of Mars rover due to ‘contamination concern’

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Watch how NASA plans to deploy the first-ever Mars helicopter

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NASA is making ‘fetch’ happen with its Mars sample collection rover

Artist's concept of the Sample Fetch Rover approaching sample tubes

Final month of preparations before the launch of NASA’s Perseverance rover

In a clean room at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California, engineers observed the first driving test for NASA's Mars 2020 rover on Dec. 17, 2019.

NASA wants your help in navigating its rovers around Mars

Curiosity rover

NASA’s Mars 2020 rover will stay on Earth a little longer than expected

Perseverance Rover

Here’s how NASA’s Perseverance rover will collect samples from martian surface

Engineers and technicians working on the Mars 2020 Perseverance team

NASA’s InSight lander finally manages to bury its ‘mole’ in martian soil

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Mars once had rings of its own, new research suggests

Rendering showing a planetary ring system over Mars.

How NASA’s Perseverance Rover will search for life on Mars

How NASA's Perseverance Rover will search for life on Mars

NASA shakes, rattles, and rolls Perseverance rover in Mars 2020 test

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See how volcanoes and tectonic activity shaped the Martian surface

Faults and scars near Tharsis province on Mars

How NASA is building a new breed of spacesuit for the first expedition to Mars

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NASA’s Perseverance rover is stacked and ready for launch to Mars

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Perseverance rover’s zooming cameras can capture 3D images of Mars landscape

A close-up of the head of Perseverance Rover's remote sensing mast

NASA’s Perseverance rover is perfectly balanced for its trip to Mars

This image of the Perseverance Mars rover was taken at NASA's Kennedy Space Center on April 7, 2020, during a test of the vehicle's mass properties.

NASA reveals how it intends to bring samples of Mars back to Earth

An illustration of NASA's Perseverance rover, which is due to land on Mars in February 2021.

NASA is operating its Mars Curiosity rover from workers’ home offices

Curiosity Rover

Even on Mars, the Curiosity rover needs to wash its hands

This image was taken by Left Navigation Camera onboard NASA's Mars rover Curiosity on Sol 2727.

Mars Helicopter attached to Perseverance Rover ahead of launch

The Mars Helicopter and its Mars Helicopter Delivery System were attached to the Perseverance Mars rover at Kennedy Space Center on April 6, 2020. The helicopter will be deployed about two-and-a-half months after Perseverance lands.

NASA’s Perseverance rover’s new wheels can grip and better withstand rocks

Three of the six flight wheels that will travel to Mars can be seen attached to NASA's Perseverance rover (which is inverted on a handling fixture) on March 30, 2020 at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The protective antistatic foil covering the wheels will be removed before launch this summer.

NASA’s Mars helicopter spins blades for last time before launch

Mars 2020 helicopter

11 million names to be carried to Mars on NASA’s Perseverance rover

A placard commemorating NASA's "Send Your Name to Mars" campaign was installed on the Perseverance Mars rover on March 16, 2020, at Kennedy Space Center. Three silicon chips (upper left corner) were stenciled with 10,932,295 names and the essays from 155 finalists in NASA's "Name the Rover" contest.

See the strange and beautifully layered terrain of Mars’ Juventae Chasma

This image shows plains North of the Southwestern Juventae Chasma, a canyon part of the gigantic Valles Marineris system.

Curiosity rover snaps a selfie of Mars’ rocky Greenheugh Pediment

A cropped closeup of the Curiosity rover's selfie.

NASA’s Perseverance rover almost ready for its trip to Mars

NASA's Mars 2020 rover, now called Perseverance, undergoes processing at a payload servicing facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center on Feb. 14, 2020.

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