Hey, knock that off!
, NASA's Perseverance Mars rover spotted something interesting tucked into a small boulder.
Upon closer inspection, the robot's team was able to confirm that it was not, in fact, a sign of extraterrestrial life — just a regular ol' piece of human trash, which NASA believes came from, well, NASA., or at least its longsuffering social media manager. "It’s a piece of a thermal blanket that they think may have come from my descent stage, the rocket-powered jet pack that set me down on landing day back in 2021.
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