NASA is sending probes to Mars to find out why it lost its atmosphere and what that could mean for Earth

The ESCAPADE mission, short for Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers, is the first dual-satellite mission to ...

NASA is sending probes to Mars to find out why it lost its atmosphere

The ESCAPADE mission, short for Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers, is the first dual-satellite mission to another planet. Two identical spacecraft will orbit in formation to ...

NASA quietly sends two spacecraft to Mars — and they're going a new way

A NASA mission will send twin spacecraft to Mars to learn what happened to the Red Planet's ancient, thick atmosphere.
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NASA's Escapade Mission May Finally Reveal How the Martian Atmosphere Works

On Sunday, NASA's Escapade, a collaborative effort between the space agency, UC Berkeley and Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin, will ...

The next Mars launch window is in late 2026. So why is this exploratory mission taking off now?

A NASA mission is set to launch twin spacecraft on a journey to Mars. The robotic orbiters could lift off atop Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket as soon as Sunday.
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How strong are the winds on Mars

Recent orbital observations have unveiled a new aspect of the Martian atmosphere, revealing that the winds on Mars are ...