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Failure could take on many forms next week when NASA’s next-gen rover, Perseverance, reaches the surface of the Red Planet. Here’s what needs to go right—and how things could quickly go sideways—when Perseverance tries to make its much-anticipated landing.

Common calendar, Packet papers, February 12 Common calendar, Packet papers, February 12 French American School Princeton (FASP) is accepting enrollment. At FASP, students in preschool (3 years old) through grade 8 benefit from a rigorous bilingual curriculum accredited by the Middle State Association Commissions on Elementary and Secondary Schools and the French Ministry of Education; personalized attention thanks to small class sizes; and a multicultural community with more than 30 nationalit...

A Chinese Mars spacecraft, Tianwen-1, successfully reached orbit at the Red Planet on Wednesday morning, as the second of three nations Mars missions that launched in July.

A United Arab Emirates spacecraft, the Mars orbiter Hope, successfully entered orbit around the Red Planet about 11 a.m. EST Tuesday.

UAE Mars probe successfully enters Red Planet orbit By (0) An illustration shows the Emirates Mars Mission orbiter, Hope, in orbit around Mars, where it is to  analyze the Martian atmosphere. Image courtesy of Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre An illustration shows the Emirates Mars Mission orbiter, Hope, in orbit around Mars, where it is to analyze the Martian atmosphere. Image courtesy of Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre An illustration shows the United Arab Emirates Mars Hope orbiter firin...

New era of Mars exploration begins as craft nears Red Planet By (0) An illustration shows the United Arab Emirates Mars Hope orbiter firing thrusters to slow itself down as it enters Mars orbit, which is scheduled to happen Tuesday. Image courtesy of Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre An illustration depicts the Mars rover Perseverance as thrusters on a descent vehicle slow its landing on the Red Planet, scheduled for Feb. 18. Image courtesy of NASA Chinas Tianwen-1 spacecraft is shown in a pho...

Everything we hope to learn from 3 historic missions to Mars NASAs Perseverance rover is planned to land on the red planet in February. Image: bob al-greene / mashable UPDATE: Feb. 10, 2021, 11:43 a.m. EST The UAEs on Feb. 10, and will make its attempt to reach the surface in May. With missions from three nations expected to reach the Red Planet this month, 2021 might be the most illuminating year in the history of Mars research. Earthlings have been sending probes and robots to and near Ma...

Common calendar, Packet papers, February 5 Common calendar, Packet papers, February 5 Ongoing Princeton University Concerts (PUC) is expanding its digital offerings for the remainder of the 2020-21 season to replace planned in-person concerts, many of which will be rescheduled to future seasons. The university’s performing arts series has recast all of its virtual programming to directly address socially relevant topics. This includes: a new podcast series, Breathe in Music, bringing PUC’s...

Orbiters could find ice on Mars for future human missions By Ashley Strickland, CNN enablePagination: false endIndex: (CNN) — Mars is too cold for liquid water to exist on its surface, but a wealth of ice may exist just beneath the surface in certain regions. Future human missions to Mars could use this ice as a resource and study it to learn about the planets past. The Italian Space Agency, the Canadian Space Agency, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency and NASA have announced they inten...

Orbiters could find ice on Mars for future human missions CNN 2/4/2021 By Ashley Strickland, CNN © NASA This artists illustration shows the four orbiters of the International Mars Ice Mapper (I-MIM) mission concept. Mars is too cold for liquid water to exist on its surface, but a wealth of ice may exist just beneath the surface in certain regions. Future human missions to Mars could use this ice as a resource and study it to learn about the planets past. The Italian Space A...