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  • [ 29 March 2023 ] Supermassive black holes not impressive enough? Try the ultramassive version News
  • [ 28 March 2023 ] James Webb’s infrared vision lets astronomers take an exoplanet’s temperature News
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Perseverance Mars rover lands on Mars, beams back dramatic photos

19 February 2021 Astronomy Now

NASA’s Perseverance rover lands on Mars, the first step in a joint U.S.-European mission to bring samples back to Earth.

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Imagining Perseverance rover’s destination as it once appeared

11 February 2021 Astronomy Now

NASA’s Perseverance rover is on course to land on Mars next week. An artist’s impression shows its target – Jezero Crater – as it might have appeared in the distant past.

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China’s Tianwen-1 joins the party at Mars with Perseverance on the way

10 February 2021 Astronomy Now

China’s Tianwen-1 joins UAE’s Hope probe in orbit around Mars while NASA’s Perseverance rover closes in for landing

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UAE’s Hope brakes into orbit around Mars; one down, two to go

9 February 2021 Astronomy Now

UAE’s Hope spacecraft successfully reaches Mars, setting the stage for China and NASA to follow suit.

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Three spacecraft home in on Mars to open new era of exploration

8 February 2021 Astronomy Now

Three’s a crowd: UAE’s Hope orbiter, China’s Tianwen 1 and NASA’s Perseverance rover reach Mars

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As three probes head for Mars, Curiosity nears eighth anniversary on red planet

4 August 2020 Astronomy Now

NASA’s Curiosity rover, nearing its eighth anniversary on Mars, will welcome U.S. and Chinese rovers next February, along with an orbiter from the United Arab Emirates. They will have their work cut out for them matching Curiosity’s achievements.

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Two Mars missions launched, one more – Perseverance – to go

24 July 2020 Astronomy Now

With UAE and Chinese Mars probes now on their way to the red planet, all eyes are on NASA’s Perseverance.

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News Headlines

  • Supermassive black holes not impressive enough? Try the ultramassive version
    29 March 2023
  • James Webb’s infrared vision lets astronomers take an exoplanet’s temperature
    28 March 2023
  • NASA gearing up for OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample recovery
    27 March 2023
  • A simpler, more mundane explanation for ‘Oumuamua’s strange behaviour
    23 March 2023
  • Japanese Hakuto-R moon lander slips into lunar orbit
    22 March 2023
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