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Perseverance rover spots mysterious 'visitor from outer space' rock on Mars surface after 4 years

NASA’s Perseverance rover may have stumbled on a visitor from outer space – a strange, shiny rock on Mars that scientists think could be a meteorite forged in the heart of an ancient asteroid.

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NASA discovers rock on Mars that shouldn’t be there — and scientists think it’s a visitor from outer space

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NASA's Perseverance rover spots unusual iron-nickel rock that could be a ‘visitor’ to Mars

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Mystery Mars object is a 'visitor' from outside our solar system, says NASA

NASA scientists have been left scratching their heads after the Perseverance Rover discovered a peculiar rock on Mars that seemingly doesn't belong there - its composition hinting at a possible inters...

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Astonishing interstellar comet captured in new images by NASA Mars missions

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NASA missions capture new images as an interstellar comet zips by Mars

NASA’s Perseverance Has Seen a Lot of Rocks—But Not One Like This

In a first for the Perseverance rover, it appears to have found an iron-nickel meteorite near the Jezero Crater.

Scientific American

Mars Sample That May Contain Evidence of Life Might Never Come Home

Interest in Martian life had been spurred by a now infamous announcement from the White House lawn in 1996, when President Bill Clinton declared that signs of life had been detected in a Martian meteorite found in Antarctica. That claim was later refuted—but it caused enough clamor to put the search for Martian life at the top of NASA’s agenda.