MOXIE Experiment Successfully Making Oxygen on Mars
Day and night, and across seasons, the instrument reliably generates breathable oxygen from the Red Planet’s thin atmosphere. Nearly 100 million miles from Earth, on…
Day and night, and across seasons, the instrument reliably generates breathable oxygen from the Red Planet’s thin atmosphere. Nearly 100 million miles from Earth, on…
A critical system aboard the probe was sending garbled data about its status. Engineers have fixed the issue but are still seeking the root cause….
The Mars rover found that Jezero Crater’s floor is made up of volcanic rocks that have interacted with water. NASA scientists got a big surprise…
Could one of the biggest puzzles in astrophysics be solved by reworking Albert Einstein’s theory of gravity? Not yet, according to a new study co-authored…
Launched in 1977, the twin Voyager probes are NASA’s longest-operating mission and the only spacecraft ever to explore interstellar space. Launched in 1977, NASA’s twin…
The Europa Clipper spacecraft will occupy the main production facility of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) as it prepares for its 2024 launch to Jupiter’s…
Six of these tiny satellites will work together, creating the largest radio telescope ever launched to detect and track hazardous explosive space weather events. Constructing…
Despite signs of wear, the intrepid spacecraft is about to start an exhilarating new chapter of its mission as it climbs a Martian mountain. Ten…
If your name begins with “L” you will especially enjoy this story about the first letter to be laser engraved on Mars. Every once in…
The unprecedented amount of water vapor hurled into the atmosphere, as detected by NASA’s Microwave Limb Sounder, could end up warming Earth’s surface temporarily. On…
What’s Up for August 2022? Grab your binoculars for planet viewing, the outlook for the Perseids, and flying with Cygnus the swan. What are some…
NASA’s Mars Perseverance Rover has taken its first sample from the Jezero delta! Since arriving at the delta, “Percy” has been observing and abrading different…
Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Postpones Flights Until August It’s now dust season and winter in the area on Mars where NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter is located….
NASA’s Mars Perseverance Rover is currently stopped for sampling at Skinner Ridge rock. An important aspect of Perseverance’s mission is sampling activities, and therefore the…
NASA’s Electrojet Zeeman Imaging Explorer (EZIE) project – a mission to explore electrical currents in Earth’s upper atmosphere – has passed a crucial developmental milestone,…
NASA’s Mars Perseverance rover has a big job to do while roving across Jezero and exploring the Delta Front, which is campaign #2 of the…
Fine-Grained Rocks at Hogwallow Flats NASA’s Mars Perseverance Rover’s exploration of the Hawksbill Gap area of the Jezero Delta continues! Over the last few weeks,…
The rainbow-colored map, to be released in batches over six months, covers the vast majority of the planet Mars, revealing dozens of minerals found on…