NASA’s Perseverance Rover Captures the Sounds of Mars – Listen In
Two microphones aboard the six-wheeled spacecraft add a new dimension to the way scientists and engineers explore the Red Planet. Thanks to two microphones aboard…
Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover
With First Martian Samples Packed, NASA Perseverance Rover Initiates Ambitious Sample Return Mission
NASA, along with the European Space Agency, is developing a campaign to return the Martian samples to Earth. On September 1, NASA’s Perseverance rover unfurled…
The Sun Is a Mass of Incandescent Gas: Mars Perseverance Rover’s First Solar Conjunction
As the Sun spews hot, energized gas from its outer atmosphere (corona) far across space, and Mars and Earth align on opposite sides, this causes…
NASA Perseverance Mars Rover Images Confirm Jezero Crater Is an Ancient Martian Lake
The findings include signs of flash flooding that carried huge boulders downstream into the lakebed. The first scientific analysis of images taken by NASA’s Perseverance…
NASA Perseverance Rover’s First Major Successes on Mars – An Update From Mission Scientists
In the short time since NASA’s Perseverance rover landed in Mars’ Jezero Crater on Feb. 18, 2021, it’s already made history. At the moment, Mars…
NASA’s Mars Perseverance “Kodiak” Moment – Jezero Crater’s Lake Is More Complicated and Intriguing Than Thought
Pictures from NASA’s latest six-wheeler on the Red Planet suggest the area’s history experienced significant flooding events. A new paper from the science team of…
Solar Conjunction: NASA’s Mars Fleet Lies Low With Sun Between Earth and Red Planet
The missions will continue collecting data about the Red Planet, though engineers back on Earth will stop sending commands to them until mid-October. NASA will…
NASA’s Perseverance Rover Cameras Capture Mars Like Never Before – “A Huge Piece of Everything”
Scientists tap into an array of imagers aboard the six-wheeled explorer to get a big picture of the Red Planet. NASA’s Perseverance rover has been…
Interactive Web Experiences: Take a 3D Spin on Mars and Track NASA’s Perseverance Rover
Two interactive web experiences let you explore the Martian surface, as seen by cameras aboard the rover and orbiters flying overhead. It’s the next best…
NASA’s Perseverance Rover Collects Puzzle Pieces of Mars’ History – Reveal “Potentially Habitable Sustained Environment”
The rocks it has analyzed for sample collection are helping the team better understand a past marked by volcanic activity and water. NASA’s Perseverance Mars…
NASA’s Perseverance Rover Collects First Mars Rock Sample – “Truly a Historic Moment”
The rock core is now enclosed in an airtight titanium sample tube, and will be available for retrieval in the future. NASA’s Perseverance rover today…
NASA’s Perseverance Rover Successfully Cores Its First Mars Rock – “A Phenomenal Accomplishment!”
Perseverance will obtain additional imagery of the sample tube before potentially completing the process of collecting its first scientifically-selected Mars sample. Data received late September…
After Its Last Rock Sample Crumbled Into Powder, NASA’s Mars Rover Is Going To Try Again
In the last two decades, we have all grown accustomed to rovers exploring Mars. At least one rover has been active on the planet every…
NASA’s Perseverance Rover Plans Next Mars Rock Sample Attempt, After First One Crumbled
The rover will abrade a rock this week, allowing scientists and engineers to decide whether that target would withstand its powerful drill. In its search…
NASA’s Ingenuity Helicopter Sees Potential Martian “Road” Ahead
Perseverance scientist impressed with aerial images of location considered for rover exploration. Ask any space explorer, and they’ll have a favorite photograph or two from…
NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Spots Perseverance Rover From Above – Can You See It?
Can you see NASA’s newest rover in this picture from Jezero Crater? NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter recently completed its 11th flight at the Red Planet,…
NASA Assembling a Response Team After Perseverance Rover’s First Mars Sampling Attempt Comes Up Empty
The rover continues to explore Jezero Crater while the team assesses its recent activities. Data sent to Earth by NASA’s Perseverance rover after its first…
NASA Scientist’s Favorite Martian Image: Helicopter Scouts Ridge Area for Perseverance
A member of the Perseverance rover’s science team explains why the aerial image offers science advantages over ground-level images. Ask any space explorer, and they’ll…