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NASA’s Mars rover found a clue that could reshape Mars science

What turns an oddly patterned Martian rock into one of the most watched clues in planetary science? For NASA’s Perseverance ...
Scientific American

‘Conan the Bacterium’ could really conquer the solar system, new study suggests

Chalk up another victory for “Conan the Bacterium”—a rugged germ that fresh research suggests could conquer the solar system.
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NASA’s Mars rover sent one final image before falling silent

NASA’s Opportunity rover was designed for a 90-day mission, but it ended up exploring Mars for 15 years. During that time it ...

NASA’s Curiosity Rover Finds Clues That Water on Mars Lasted Longer Than Thought

You’ve probably followed the Mars rover missions on and off for years, watching those red-dust landscapes scroll across your TV screen and wondering: Could something have lived there once? Now, after ...

'War of the Worlds' in reverse? Mars dirt could help fight off a microbial invasion from Earth

Tests conducted with tardigrades suggest that there is something in Martian dirt that dramatically reduces biological ...
IEEE

A novel scene segmentation network for Mars rover images incorporating an enhanced ASPP and a context refinement module

Abstract: In extraterrestrial environments with limited prior information, the autonomous perception capability of rovers is crucial for exploration missions. Given the images captured by rover ...