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**Mars Rover Discovers Manganese-Rich Sandstones Hinting at Ancient Habitability on Mars**

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Gale Crater, located on Mars, has offered new insights into the planet’s past conditions that may have supported microbial life. NASA’s Curiosity rover, equipped with the ChemCam instrument, recently discovered manganese-rich sandstones in the lakebed rocks of the crater, indicating a potentially habitable environment in Mars’ ancient history. These findings were published in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets on May 1. Researchers, led by Patrick Gasda of Los Alamos National Laboratory, were surprised by …

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Mars Mystery Solved: Methane Seeping Out Through Salt Seals Discovered by NASA’s Curiosity Rover

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PASADENA, Calif. – The Curiosity rover on Mars has made a surprising discovery, detecting methane seeping from the surface of Gale Crater, raising questions among scientists about the source and behavior of the gas. While methane is predominantly produced by living organisms on Earth, the lack of current or ancient life signs on Mars has puzzled researchers. The rover’s portable chemistry lab, known as Sample Analysis at Mars (SAM), has consistently found traces of methane …

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**Rover Revolution: NASA Teams Up with Companies for Lunar Exploration**

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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – NASA has chosen three companies to collaborate on the development of lunar rover concepts intended to enhance future Artemis missions and scientific explorations on the Moon. The selected teams, led by Intuitive Machines, Lunar Outpost, and Venturi Astrolab, will work under the Lunar Terrain Vehicle Services contract, tasked with designing and building rovers for astronauts during Artemis missions, starting with Artemis 5 by the end of the decade. These companies will offer …

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**Mars Mysteries Unveiled**: NASA’s Curiosity Rover Uncovers Evidence of Ancient Water Flows on the Red Planet

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Pasadena, California – NASA’s Curiosity rover is embarking on a new exploration journey on Mars, delving into an area that could hold vital clues about the planet’s watery past. Discovered by the rover, the Gediz Vallis channel reveals potential evidence of ancient water flows and climatic changes, challenging long-held beliefs about Mars’ arid conditions. Scientists are intrigued by the possibility that the winding channel was carved by an ancient river, shedding light on the planet’s …

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**Mars Rover Spirit Captures Stunning Image of Earth: The First Photograph from Another Planet**

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SAN FRANCISCO, CA – The Mars rover, Spirit, made a historic landing on the Martian surface in January 2004. Upon arrival in the Gusev crater, Spirit wasted no time in sending back captivating images of its new extraterrestrial surroundings. Just a couple of months later, it captured an awe-inspiring image that showed Earth as a bright star, a groundbreaking first in interplanetary photography. Over a decade later, another NASA rover, Curiosity, managed to snap its …

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NASA Mars Rover Perseverance’s Struggle with Science Instruments: Engineers Race to Stabilize Dust Cover for SHERLOC and PIXL

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PASADENA, California – Engineers are currently addressing an issue with one of the scientific instruments on NASA’s Perseverance rover, as they work to stabilize a cover on a camera. The cover is designed to prevent dust from accumulating on the optics of the instrument, known as SHERLOC. However, the cover remains partially open, affecting the rover’s data collection operations. The engineering team discovered that the partially open cover was obstructing some of the instrument’s operation …

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