NASA Perseverance probe landing on Mars
February has been a busy month for Earth's planetary neighbour Mars. Two probes landed there last week - one launched by the United Arab Emirates, the other by China. And NASA's Perseverance mission touches down on the Red Planet this Thursday.
Illustration showing NASA's Perseverance rover firing up its descent-stage engines as it nears the Martian surface.
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Polish scientists are part of many space missions, and have been working with NASA since 1962.