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NASA's Perseverance Mars rover

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NASA’s Perseverance rover has been hit by 100 ‘dust devils’ on Mars

The Perseverance rover on Mars was hit by 100 dust devils in its first 90 days – the Curiosity rover elsewhere on Mars is hit by the weather phenomena 5 to 10 times less often

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A gloved hand holds samples of Astrocrete

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Astronauts could use their blood and urine to make Martian concrete

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Martian cave entrances may offer a life-friendly radiation shield

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NASA’s Perseverance rover took its first Mars sample – but it’s empty

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Ancient lake in Mars’s Gale crater may have actually been a small pond

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Ancient lake in Mars’s Gale crater may have actually been a small pond

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How to Mars review: Sci-fi satire about reality TV on the Red Planet

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How to Mars review: Sci-fi satire about reality TV on the Red Planet

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Microbes burping methane on Mars may be right next to NASA rover

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Chris Mason interview: Let's tweak human DNA for life on other planets

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Chris Mason interview: Let's tweak human DNA for life on other planets

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Best ever views of Mars's weird auroras taken by UAE's Hope orbiter

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Best ever views of Mars's weird auroras taken by UAE's Hope orbiter

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Clays found in Martian crater hint that the planet was once habitable

Parts of Mars may have been habitable for thousands of years, based on analysis of clays found in one of its craters that could only have formed in a stable, life-friendly environment

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China's Zhurong Mars rover takes its first photos from the surface

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China is about to land its Zhurong rover on the surface of Mars

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Enormous kites flown by robots could help power a Mars colony

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NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter has made its fourth and furthest flight

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