NASA’s latest ESCAPADE is sending twin low-cost orbiters to examine Mars’ atmosphere

Envision a time when hundreds of spacecraft are exploring the solar system and beyond. That’s the future that NASA’s ESCAPADE ...
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What is NASA’s ESCAPADE mission to Mars? Twin satellites to study red planet’s magnetic field

The mission’s two satellites are named Blue and Gold. They will circle Mars from opposite directions and provide a ...
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OTD In Space - November 18: NASA Launches MAVEN To Mars

On November 18, 2013, NASA launched the MAVEN spacecraft to Mars. The name MAVEN stands for Mars Atmosphere and Volatile ...

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

Mars is a cold, dry, desert-like planet. But billions of years ago, scientific evidence suggests that it had a thick ...

NASA launches ESCAPADE mission to find life on Mars: How does the mission work?

NASA's ESCAPADE mission is launching two satellites, Blue and Gold, on November 9th to investigate Mars' lost atmosphere.