Jul 23
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NASA is set to launch its next rover to Mars on July 30, in what is certain to be an exciting new phase in…
Jan 21
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NASA has narrowed down the list of possible names for its new Mars rover to just nine entries. And the public has…
Jan 15
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Judges working for NASA have narrowed the list of possible names for the space agency’s new Mars rover to 155…
Apr 7 2019
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It’s April 2019—and perhaps the month that will later be known as the dawn of the Age of Fungus. A concerning report…
Nov 2 2017
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Should all go according to plan, NASA will launch its next Martian rover in July 2020. The robotic probe is still…
Oct 25 2016
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Researchers with the ExoMars mission are pointing to a potential computing glitch as the cause of last week’s crash…
Jul 15 2016
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NASA is racing to finish a new Mars rover, and the mission just got a launch and land date. The new rover will leave…
Mar 9 2016
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Late last year, the lander NASA was going to send up to Mars was grounded just three months before its planned…
Jan 19 2016
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When NASA’s Curiosity rover landed on Mars in August 2012, millions of people across the globe tuned in to watch. It…
Jan 15 2016
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In August 2012, millions of Earthlings watched live as a hovering sky crane dropped the Curiosity rover onto the…
Dec 22 2015
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Mars InSight lander was set to blast its way towards the red planet just three short months from now. Today, NASA…
Jul 14 2015
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The first Martian marathon was no easy trek: the Opportunity rover had to struggle through smooth, soft sand and…
Jun 5 2015
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We’re big fans of xkcd here at Gizmodo (who isn’t?), and also of learnin’ about things, so we’re pretty excited for…
Apr 23 2015
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On the 949th day of its Martian mission, the Curiosity Rover was spotted by its space-based companion, the Mars…
Mar 27 2015
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Back in 2010, XKCD's Randall Munroe devoted a surprisingly moving webcomic to Spirit, NASA's ill-fated and…
Jan 25 2015
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Driving on the surface of Mars pretty much sucks. Even though the Opportunity rover celebrated its 11th anniversary…
Jan 2 2015
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NASA has had some truly bad luck lately, underscored by the cancellation of an ambitious balloon mission due to a…
Dec 28 2014
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When sending spacecraft to Mars, the current, preferred method involves shooting spacecraft towards Mars at…
Sep 11 2014
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It took a little more than 2 years and nearly 9 kilometers of driving, but NASA's Curiosity Rover has finally…
Sep 4 2014
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NASA plans to extend seven of its ongoing planetary missions, a review panel announced yesterday. Two of the…