Get the latest science stories from CNET every week. CNET Science From the lab to your inbox. The space agency announced this week a slight slip in the launch date for the Perseverance rover, nudging it from July 17 to July 20. NASA/JPL-Caltech The world will have to wait a few extra days to witness the launch of NASA's next robotic Mars explorer. Delays of this type aren't unusual and NASA will still be well within its targeted time frame for launch. "Additional time was needed for the team to repair an issue with the ground system equipment," NASA said in a brief statement on Wednesday. id="article-body" class="row" section="article-body"> Enlarge Image The Perseverance rover when through some balancing tests during pre-launch preparations.

Marvelous Mars NASA nudges back launch date for Mars Perseverance rover Curiosity rover took a gorgeous Mars selfie to mark a daring climb Mars has entered into dust storm season. Curiosity uses a nuclear power source, so it's able to weather the dust better than its predecessor.  A global dust storm famously knocked out NASA's long-lived Opportunity rover, which depended on sunlight to operate. Get the latest science stories from CNET every week.

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