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NASA’s latest ESCAPADE is sending twin low-cost orbiters to examine Mars’ atmosphere

Envision a time when hundreds of spacecraft are exploring the solar system and beyond. That’s the future that NASA’s ESCAPADE ...

NASA is sending probes to Mars to find out why it lost its atmosphere – and what that could mean for Earth

Mars is a cold, dry, desert-like planet. But billions of years ago, scientific evidence suggests that it had a thick ...
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NASA's Next Mission to Mars Is Taking an Unexpected Route

There are a few notable elements to NASA’s launch this week of a new mission to Mars, known as Escapade. There’s the matter ...

NASA quietly sends two spacecraft to Mars — and they're going a new way

A NASA mission will send twin spacecraft to Mars to learn what happened to the Red Planet's ancient, thick atmosphere.

Landmark Mars mission and first big test for Jeff Bezos’ New Glenn rocket is delayed by weather

Blue Origin is preparing a second launch of its New Glenn rocket, this time with twin Mars orbiters on board. The company will attempt to recover the rocket’s first stage.