NASA releases extraordinary video of Mars landing
Engineers say the Perseverance rover is healthy and moving swiftly through initial checkout.
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The Mars Perseverance rover landing will be the most difficult ever
Perseverance will have to land on Mars without the help of mission control — NASA scientists call it the "seven minutes of terror."
NASA's new rover landing technology
New technology created by NASA allows its 2020 Mars rover, Perseverance, to detect hazards based on images previously logged in its database.
NASA planning to launch a new rover to Mars
The space agency is making final preparations for what one official calls "probably the most complex" scientific mission NASA has ever undertaken. Anderson Cooper reports.
NASA rover celebrates 3,000 days on Mars with epic panorama
The glorious new image captures the 96-mile-wide Gale Crater and part of Mount Sharp, its central mountain.
Mars rover launch delayed to July 30
NASA remains confident the $2.4 billion rover will be on its way before the planetary launch window closes around August 15.
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This week on 60 Minutes: Inside the plasma therapy doctors are using to treat COVID-19; Then, Lesley Stahl reports on the Tijuana River spilling raw sewage in California; And, NASA readies to launch a new rover to Mars in search of past life.
NASA readying for new mission to Mars in search of life
The space agency is making final preparations for what one official calls "probably the most complex" scientific mission NASA has ever undertaken. Anderson Cooper reports.
Seven minutes of terror for NASA Mars rover
For seven minutes NASA's $2.5 billion rover Perseverance will attempt to land itself on an unexplored section of Mars.
NASA's Mars rover to launch this summer
NASA has officially named its newest Mars Rover as Perseverance, or Percy for short. Mark Strassmann has the details.
NASA's Perseverance rover is bringing a hidden message to Mars
After NASA shared a photo of the rover's plaque carrying the names of nearly 11 million people, eagle-eyed fans spotted something special.
NASA reveals highest-resolution panorama photo of Mars ever taken
Zoom into the photo to see the stunning details of the Martian landscape.
7th grader wins contest to name new Mars rover
Alexander Mather's winning submission was selected from 28,000 entries.
Seeing red: Mankind gets closer to Mars
NASA and SpaceX are both readying unmanned missions to the Red Planet, with the goal of putting human-filled boots on the ground
Hope fading for Mars Opportunity rover
NASA engineers have not given up trying to revive the Opportunity Mars rover in the wake of a dust storm last year – but "we're getting close to the end"
NASA hopeful Mars rover will phone home
A dust storm is easing on Mars, and NASA is hopeful its Opportunity rover will wake up and phone home
NASA finds potential building blocks of life on Mars
The organic molecules preserved in 3-billion-year-old bedrock suggest conditions back then may have been conducive to life
Mars rover selfies turned into stunning self-portrait
Photo shows Curiosity in the middle of the dusty, red Martian terrain, with Mount Sharp in the background
NASA's Mars rover concept vehicle merges science and science fiction
The giant rover seats four and was designed by the Parker brothers, who made their names building the futuristic motorcycles in the movie "Tron"
Mars rover embarks on new mission
NASA's Mars Opportunity rover is seeking more evidence of the planet's watery history
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