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NASA is set for its most daring attempt to land on Mars in a search for ancient life

On February 18th, NASA will make a daring attempt to land a car-sized rover on Mars in its most complex mission yet to hunt for ancient extraterrestrial life. If it survives the plunge through the Red Planet’s atmosphere, the Perseverance rover will kick off the first leg of a grand relay race to capture humanity’s… Read more

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NASA rover Curiosity: on the Red Planet for 3000 (Mars) days

NASA’s Curiosity rover has been exploring Mars for exactly 3000 (Mars) days (“Sol” ) and the end of the successful mission is not in sight. While his successor, Perseverance, is already approaching the red planet, Curiosity continues to climb the Aeolis Mons mountain in the center of the Gale crater and searches for traces of… Read more

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