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NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover took this selfie on September 10, 2021, the 198th Martian day, or sol of its mission.

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NASA to Share Details of New Perseverance Mars Rover Finding

September 8, 2025

NASA will host a media teleconference at 11 a.m. EDT Wednesday, Sept. 10, to discuss the analysis of…

A grayscale image shows an uneven surface with various textures, including smooth areas, ridges, and depressions. The surface features several small, round indentations, as well as larger, irregularly shaped mounds and valleys. A thin, winding line crosses diagonally through the image, resembling a fissure or channel. A small white "x" marks the center of the image. A scale bar in the bottom right corner indicates 2 km.

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NASA’s Apollo Samples, LRO Help Scientists Forecast Moonquakes

August 15, 2025

As NASA prepares to send astronauts to the surface of the Moon’s south polar region for the first…

A grayscale image shows an uneven surface with various textures, including smooth areas, ridges, and depressions. The surface features several small, round indentations, as well as larger, irregularly shaped mounds and valleys. A thin, winding line crosses diagonally through the image, resembling a fissure or channel. A small white "x" marks the center of the image. A scale bar in the bottom right corner indicates 2 km.

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NASA’s Apollo Samples, LRO Help Scientists Predict Moonquakes

August 14, 2025

As NASA prepares to send astronauts to the surface of the Moon’s south polar region for the first…