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NASA Works to Remotely Fix Perseverance Rover on Mars

Sat, 02/17/2024 - 09:07

In our top science stories this week, SpaceX must deorbit 100 Starlink satellites due to a flaw; a person in Oregon caught the bubonic plague from their pet cat; and the Perseverance rover’s SHERLOC instrument is on the fritz. Oh, and a grotesque AI interpretation of rat genitalia somehow made it past peer review.

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There's Trouble on Mars for NASA's Perseverance Rover

Wed, 02/14/2024 - 11:45

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The Perseverance rover is at risk of losing its ability to zap Martian rocks with lasers after one of its instruments began malfunctioning last month.

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NASA's Perseverance Rover: Its Path to Finding Organics on Mars

Sat, 07/15/2023 - 11:00

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Earlier this week, scientists announced that Perseverance found organic molecules on Mars.