Cape Canaveral, Fla. (AP) – A spacecraft aimed at landing on Mars has passed over the Earth, burned at the entrance, crashed to the surface, and landed amid a flurry of smoky dust to bring out a vague gray image. Death Nearly 50 years after the first crash on Mars, …
Read More »Photo: Robyn Beck / AFP (Getty Images) On January 3, 2004, the Mars Exploration Rover Spirit Began to make history. It touched down on the Red Planet for the first time, kicking one of NASA’s longest and most successful missions – and only helps the Earth to understand the wonderful …
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China’s space probe Tianwen-1 will enter Mars orbit next month after traveling more than 400 million kilometers since its launch on July 23 last year. According to the China National Space Administration, the probe has been in space for 163 days and is currently 8.3m away from Mars. This flight …
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The next landing of the Perseverance Rover shows NASA animation.GIF: NASA / JPL-Caltech / Gizmodo In just 57 days, NASA’s Perseverance Rover will attempt to land on Mars. Mission controllers say it will become a “seven-minute terror,” as the new depiction shows in dramatic fashion. Produced by NASA’s Jet Propulsion …
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Windy winds have an interesting shape at the Mt. South Pole, including angels and giant red hearts. Images of the shapes have been displayed by the European Space Agency, The South Pole of Mars is actually quite wet, with liquid water lying beneath the icy crust, so understanding the forces …
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