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A new technology lets NASA’s Mars rover pinpoint its position within inches, drive farther on its own, and speed up exploration.

American space agency NASA announced it found a new way to allow the Perseverance rover to determine its position on Mars by itself.

Delta on Mars. A recent study showed that Mars was warm and wet billions of years ago. The finding contrasts with another ...

“This finding by Perseverance …is the closest we have ever come to discovering life on Mars,” said acting NASA administrator Sean Duffy in a statement. “The identification of a potential biosignature ...

The Perseverance rover has begun a long climb up the steep rim of Jezero Crater on a quest to discover some of the most ancient rocks on Mars — and the potential for environments that may have once ...

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With the help of a new optical system, the Perseverance rover can determine its position on Mars autonomously and much more ...

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The Mars Perseverance rover has been investigating the Jezero Crater and came across something that is not native to Mars at all. It is a meteorite that collided with the red planet. Though various ...

NASA's Perseverance rover can now pinpoint its exact location on Mars without help from Earth, paving the way for longer, more autonomous exploration.

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