See NASA’s Curiosity Rover’s Stunning 360-Degree View Atop “Mont Mercou” on Mars
NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover took this 360-degree panorama while atop “Mont Mercou,” a rock formation that offered a view into Gale Crater below. The panorama…
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NASA Finds Organic Salts Are Likely Present on Mars – Remnants of Ancient Martian Microbial Life?
Salts Could Be Important Piece of Martian Organic Puzzle A NASA team has found that organic, or carbon-containing, salts are likely present on Mars, with…
Robotic Navigation Tech – That Helped NASA’s Perseverance Rover Land on Mars – Will Explore the Deep Ocean
Terrain-relative navigation helped Perseverance land – and Ingenuity fly – autonomously on Mars. Now it’s time to test a similar system while exploring another frontier….
Scientists Have Figured Out What Triggers Large-Scale Volcanic Eruptions
Caldera Collapse Increases the Size and Duration of Volcanic Eruptions Scientists have figured out what triggers large-scale volcanic eruptions and what conditions likely lead to…
Watch NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Fly in 3D
A new video of the helicopter’s third flight gives viewers the sensation of standing on the Red Planet and seeing the action firsthand. When NASA’s…
Hear the Eerie Sounds of Interstellar Space Captured by NASA’s Voyager
As NASA’s Voyager 1 Surveys Interstellar Space, Its Density Measurements Are Making Waves In the sparse collection of atoms that fills interstellar space, Voyager 1…
Searching for Signs of Life on Mars: Perseverance’s Robotic Arm Starts Conducting Science
NASA’s newest Mars rover is beginning to study the floor of an ancient crater that once held a lake. NASA’s Perseverance rover has been busy…
NASA’s Perseverance Rover Captures Video, Audio of Fourth Ingenuity Helicopter Flight on Mars
Sounds of the Mars Helicopter’s whirring rotors add another new dimension to the historic project. For the first time, a spacecraft on another planet has…
NASA Lunar Crater Radio Telescope: Illuminating the Cosmic Dark Ages
The early-stage NASA concept could see robots hang wire mesh in a crater on the Moon’s far side, creating a radio telescope to help probe…
NASA Ingenuity Helicopter’s Fifth Flight on Mars Will Be Different – Here’s Why
Around the time of our first flight, we talked a lot about having our “Wright brothers moment” at Mars. And that makes a lot of…
After Proving Flight Is Possible on Mars, NASA’s Ingenuity Helicopter Has a New Mission
The Red Planet rotorcraft will shift focus from proving flight is possible on Mars to demonstrating flight operations that future aerial craft could utilize. NASA’s…
Scientists Map Rivers of Pollution in the Sky
Windy regions high in the atmosphere can transport pollutants like dust or soot thousands of miles around the world and disrupt everyday life for thousands…
May Skywatching Tips: A Rocky Planet Round-Up and a Super Blood Moon Eclipse
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech May Skywatching Highlights What’s Up for May? This month, a rocky planet round-up, and a super blood Moon eclipse! May 3: The bright…
Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Already Met Its Goals – Now NASA Wants to Push the Envelope
The Red Planet rotorcraft will extend its range, speed, and flight duration on Flight Four. Now that NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter has accomplished the goal…
NASA’s Ingenuity Helicopter Spots Perseverance Mars Rover From the Air
NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover is visible in the upper left corner of this image the agency’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter took during its third flight, on…
Planetary Defense Conference: NASA to Participate in Exercise Simulating Asteroid Impact
During the week of April 26, members of NASA’s Planetary Defense Coordination Office (PDCO) will participate in a “tabletop exercise” to simulate an asteroid impact scenario. The…
Flying Faster & Farther: NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Completes Third Flight
The craft’s April 25 flight was conducted at speeds and distances beyond what had ever been previously demonstrated, even in testing on Earth. NASA’s Ingenuity…
NASA’s Mars Perseverance Rover Produces Oxygen on Another Planet for the First Time
Thanks to an MIT-designed instrument called MOXIE, a NASA mission has produced oxygen on another planet for the first time. NASA’s Perseverance rover has been…