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‘The Sirens of Mars’: A scientist’s personal journey and the rich history of Mars exploration

Science & Technology

Astrobiologist Sarah Stewart Johnson is a NASA scientist who has spent her career searching for answers to profound human questions. She helped design America’s newest interplanetary, robotic life hunter on Mars called Perseverance, which launched on July 30.

The Decade Revisited

Arts, Culture & Media
NASA's Mars rover, Curiosity, is pictured in this February 3, 2013 handout self-portrait.

The Curiosity rover uncovers evidence that Mars once had a massive lake

Science

‘Mohawk guy’ becomes the new face of NASA

Environment

Space News: For the History Books or the Front Pages?

Russian Fuel in NASA’s Mars ‘Curiosity’ Mission

Business, Economics and Jobs

Curiosity is powered by plutonium-238, a man-made nuclear fuel and only two places in the world have made a lot of it.

The World

Astronomer Brad Smith says Mars’ Mount Sharp Not Really Called That

Arts, Culture & Media

He explains how geographical features on Mars are named, and why “Mount Sharp”–near where NASA’s rover Curiosity landed this week– is not an official moniker.

NASA’s Curiosity Rover Successfully Lands on Mars

NASA has successfully landed its huge new robot rover in a deep crater on Mars.

The World

Happy birthday to the Mars rovers!

Arts, Culture & Media

Ray Arvidson, Deputy Principal Investigator on the Mars Exploration Rover Mission, joins The Takeaway as we look back at the last five years and forward into the next.

The World

The Mars rovers are limping, but still game for exploring a new crater

Environment

The Mars rover, Opportunity, has minor damage to its right front wheel and can only travel about 110 yards per day. NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory says the rover may never even reach its destination. But there are enticing possibilities if it does.