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NASA Rocket Launches Supersonic Mars Parachute in Key Test
By Mike Wall published
A supersonic parachute designed to land future NASA spacecraft on Mars just underwent a key test high up in Earth's skies.

NASA Is Testing a Supersonic Mars Parachute Saturday: Watch It Live
By Mike Wall published
NASA will put the supersonic parachute for its 2020 Mars rover to the test once again Saturday morning (March 31), and you can watch the action live.

NASA's Curiosity Rover Just Spent Its 2,000th Day on Mars!
By Tariq Malik published
This week, NASA's nuclear-powered Curiosity rover celebrated its 2,000th Martian day (or Sol), but don't expect a pit stop any time soon.

Life Detection on Mars: Are Red Planet Protocols in Place?
By Leonard David published
Finding evidence for life on Mars has been a decades-long ambition for NASA, which has spent billions of dollars to send machines wheeling over, poking and probing the Red Planet.

With a Better Brain, Curiosity Mars Rover Picks Its Own Targets
By Jesse Emspak published
The Curiosity Mars Rover is now smart enough to pick its own targets of exploration, thanks to a new piece of software.

'Halos' on Mars Suggest Conditions for Life Lasted Longer Than Thought
By Mike Wall published
Mars was capable of supporting life for much longer in the ancient past than researchers had thought, a new study suggests.

Breaks Found in Curiosity Mars Rover's Wheel
By Tariq Malik published
NASA's Curiosity rover on Mars is learning a hard lesson of Red Planet road trips: If you drive long enough, you'll wear out your wheels.
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