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NASA studies bigger, better Mars helicopter

Science News // 3 years ago

NASA studies bigger, better Mars helicopter

As the Mars helicopter Ingenuity breaks interplanetary records and captures the public's attention, NASA is quietly researching a bigger, better Mars chopper to navigate the Red Planet's rough terrain.

Mars helicopter Ingenuity could usher in new era of exploration

Science News // 3 years ago

Mars helicopter Ingenuity could usher in new era of exploration

NASA's plan to fly a helicopter on Mars for the first time in a few weeks could start a new era of interplanetary exploration like the space agency's little Sojourner rover did in the 1990s.

Science News // 1 decade ago

NASA says mysterious Mars 'jelly donut' rock no mystery, just a rock

NASA says the mystery "jelly doughnut" rock on Mars that appeared to come out of nowhere was just a rock, kicked up by the Opportunity rover's wheel.

Science News // 1 decade ago

Opportunity rover still doing science after almost 10 years on Mars

NASA says its Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity, nearing its 10th anniversary on the Red Planet, is on the move again to a new study area.

Science News // 1 decade ago

NASA studies Mars' arctic soil

The U.S. space agency says martian soil its Phoenix Mars Lander collected this year is very cold and dry, but during climate cycles it might become moist.

Science News // 1 decade ago

Phoenix survives a Martian dust storm

U.S. space agency scientists say the Phoenix Mars Lander survived a weekend dust storm that temporarily lowered its solar power.

Science News // 1 decade ago

Mars Lander struggling with soil samples

NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander is having trouble placing Martian soil samples into research instruments, project officials in Arizona say.

Science News // 1 decade ago

Phoenix lifts first scoop of Martian soil

One week after landing on Mars, the U.S. space agency's Phoenix spacecraft has lifted its first scoop of Martian soil as a test of the lander's robotic arm.

Science News // 1 decade ago

NASA said possible ice spotted on Mars

U.S. space officials said exhaust from NASA's Phoenix spacecraft has exposed either rock or ice beneath the Mars lander.

Science News // 1 decade ago

Dust storm grounds Mars rover

The upgraded Spirit rover marked its third anniversary on the Martian surface, riding out a dust storm, rover scientists in St. Louis said.

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The ice under the soil around Phoenix is not a sealed-off deposit left from some ancient ocean
NASA studies Mars' arctic soil Dec 16, 2008

I think it's the cloddiness of the soil and not having enough fine granular material
Mars Lander struggling with soil samples Jun 07, 2008

We could very well be seeing rock, or we could be seeing exposed ice in the retrorocket blast zone
NASA said possible ice spotted on Mars May 31, 2008

Victoria has been our destination for more than half the mission
NASA rover nears Mars' Victoria crater Sep 07, 2006

If we found this rock on Earth, we would say it is a volcanic rock that had a little fluid moving through it
Second rover finds Mars water signs Mar 05, 2004