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NASA reports strongest life-on-Mars signs yet with high confidence

In a quiet corner of an ancient riverbed on Mars, a speckled rock has pushed the search for extraterrestrial life into its ...
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NASA to Resume Search for Missing Mars Orbiter, But Prospects of Re-establishing Communication With It Seem Slim

Scientists haven't heard from the MAVEN orbiter since December 6. It had been studying the Martian atmosphere for over a ...
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Experts push back against cancellation of NASA's Mars sample return project

Exploration advocates are pushing back against the planned cancellation of NASA's Mars sample return project, saying it could ...
SpaceNews

NASA pessimistic about odds of recovering MAVEN

NASA says it is “very unlikely” the agency will be able to recover a Mars spacecraft that has been out of contact for more ...
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Winning the Red Planet race: Returning Mars samples before China should be a top US priority, experts say

For astronaut safety and to bolster success of the human exploration to come later, NASA needs an end-to-end demonstration of ...
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NASA Lands Perseverance Rover on the Mars Surface, Carrying the First Helicopter for Another Planet

NASA successfully landed its fifth robotic rover, Perseverance, on the surface of Mars on Thursday after its six-month voyage from Earth. "Touchdown confirmed," NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory ...
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NASA suddenly halts first alien biosignature hunt over alarming new data

NASA has quietly hit pause on what it billed as its first dedicated hunt for alien biosignatures, reacting to fresh data that raised more questions than answers about how to tell life’s fingerprints ...

US House and Senate Push for Regular NASA Budget

The final appropriations bill aims to maintain NASA's budgets from 2024 and 2025, instead of cutting the agency's allocations ...