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NASA's Perseverance rover blog, written by mission scientists including Purdue Ph.D. candidate Thanos Klidaras, resumed regular public updates on Sept. 21, 2026 after a long hiatus. The post catches readers up on months of rover activity on Mars, including its ongoing exploration and sampling work in Jezero Crater. The renewed reporting gives the public and scientific community fresh insight into the rover's health and discoveries as it continues its multi-year mission searching for signs of ancient microbial life.