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Trump's 2026 budget plan would cancel NASA's Mars Sample Return mission. Experts say that's a 'major step back'
The White House says NASA's Mars Sample Return mission is a waste of money, but experts say the mission could help it achieve ...
NASA's Europa Clipper captures Mars in infrared
On its recent swing by Mars, NASA's Europa Clipper took the opportunity to capture infrared images of the Red Planet. The ...
NASA May Accelerate Mars Mission Timeline Following Trump Budget Proposal
NASA is considering launching missions to Mars as early as next year in an effort to expedite its plan to land astronauts on ...
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NASA's Europa Clipper probe snaps ghostly thermal portrait of Mars en route to Jupiter
NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft, en route to Jupiter's icy ocean moon Europa, recently captured a ghostly infrared portrait ...
Northern lights on Mars? See first aurora photo from The Red Planet.
Mars doesn't have an organized planetary magnetic field like Earth, so auroras can appear anywhere in the sky. Now there's a ...
Nasa rover spies first aurora at Mars that's visible to human eye
NASA's Perseverance rover has detected a visible green aurora at Mars, a first for the red planet. Triggered by a solar storm in March 2024, the auror ...
Colorado teen designs spacesuit prototypes after joining NASA's simulated Mars mission
But one Colorado student is already reaching for the stars.Riley Nuttycombe, a senior at New Vista High School in Boulder, ...
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NASA Spent Billions to Bring Rocks Back from Mars. Trump Wants to Leave Them There
After billions of dollars in spending and decades of planning, NASA may be forced to abandon precious samples of air, rock ...