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NASA's Curious Universe

Catching Up With Perseverance on Mars

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NASA’s robotic explorers are looking for signs of ancient life on Mars. In its five years and counting on the surface of the Red Planet, the Perseverance rover has collected dozens of rock samples, including tantalizing features that could be signs of past life. Scientists want to keep studying Mars.

© Katie Konans Length 40 min 2 June 2026 Season 12 Episode 1 ScienceFactsEducationalSpaceClimate USA Episodic

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© Katie Konans Length 40 min 2 June 2026 Season 12 Episode 1 ScienceFactsEducationalSpaceClimate USA Episodic

Introducing NASA’s Curious Universe

Introducing NASA’s Curious Universe

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NASA’s robotic explorers are looking for signs of ancient life on Mars. In its five years and counting on the surface of the Red Planet, the Perseverance rover has collected dozens of rock samples, including tantalizing features that could be signs of past life. Scientists want to keep studying Mars. That’s why NASA plans to send a fleet of next-generation helicopter drones and—one day—astronauts. In this episode, catch up on Perseverance’s biggest discoveries with project scientist Katie Stack Morgan and fly along with Håvard Grip, the pilot for the first-ever flight of NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter.

For more information, visit nasa.gov/perseverance


© Katie Konans | 40 min

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