Meteorites from Mars contain clues about the red planet's geology

Martian meteorites allow scientists here on Earth to decode that planet's geology, more than a decade before the first missions are scheduled to bring rocks back home from Mars.

Arya Udry, Assistant Professor of Igneous Petrology, Planetary Science, University of Nevada, Las Vegas • conversation
June 16, 2020 • ~6 min

Farewell: Opportunity ends 15-year mission to Mars

Built to last 90 days, the Mars rover Opportunity finally ended its mission this week after 15 years. "It was an honorable end..."

Blaine Friedlander-Cornell • futurity
Feb. 14, 2019 • ~5 min

Years-old Mars rover gets a new trick

Six and a half years into its mission on the red planet, scientists are still finding new ways to use NASA's Curiosity rover.

Jill Rosen-Johns Hopkins • futurity
Feb. 1, 2019 • ~5 min

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