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Explained: NASA’s first-ever recording of sound of dust devil on Mars
• 2 years agoResearchers hope that recording the sound of a dust devil on Mars will help them better understand the weather and climate on the planet, including how its arid surface and thin atmosphere may have once supported life
NASA's Perseverance Mars Rover found “human trash” on Mars
Mehul Das • 3 years agoThe Perseverance Rover has found something very unusual on the surface of Mars. Instead of finding past microbial life forms as part of its mission, the Mars Rover has found a piece of “human trash” on its surface.
China's Zhurong rover completes initial mission, will continue to explore Mars
• 4 years agoIt said it would continue to explore the area known as Utopia Planitia where it landed on 14 May.
NASA's Mars rover Curiosity completes nine years on the red planet
Trendingdesk • 4 years agoThe robot which was launched in November 2011 and reached Mars on 5 August 2012.
China’s ambitious plans in space go beyond the moon and Mars
• 4 years agoChina is planning a single, 10-year mission to collect a sample from an asteroid and pass by a comet.
Tianwen-1: How China's Mars lander Zhurong will attempt to touch down on the red planet
• 4 years agoTianwen-1 will use a laser range finder to work out where it is relative to Martian terrain and microwave sensor to determine its speed more accurately.
Ingenuity flies the furthest its ever gone in third successful flight on Mars
• 4 years agoThe helicopter on this third flight covered 50 meters of distance, reaching the speed of two meters per second.
Perseverance rover converts CO2 into oxygen on Mars for the first time
• 4 years agoMOXIE produced five grams of oxygen, equal to 10 minutes of breathable oxygen for astronaut carrying out normal activity.
NASA shares stunning 360-degree panorama of Perseverance Mars rover's landing site
• 4 years agoThe rover's cameras will help scientists ascertain the geological history and atmospheric conditions of Jezero Crater.
Watch: Greta Thunberg's 'Fridays for Future' releases video mocking massive expenditure on Mars exploration
Fp Staff • 4 years agoThe video, titled '1%', takes a jibe at the governments around the world spending billions on space exploration when the same money could be used on Earth to tackle the climate crisis