Watch NASA’s Perseverance Rover Use AutoNav To Avoid a Boulder on Mars
NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover, on its 854th Martian day, demonstrated its autonomous navigation capabilities by skillfully avoiding a rock during its drive. This animation is…
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Within the Margin: NASA’s Perseverance Rover Kicks Off New Campaign on Mars
Perseverance begins the Margin Campaign on Mars, exploring the origins and significance of Jezero Crater’s marginal carbonates over the next 230 sols. This week on…
Generating Oxygen on Mars: The Triumph of NASA’s MOXIE
Riding with the Perseverance rover, the instrument has proved to be a viable technology for astronauts on Mars to produce oxygen for fuel and breathing….
NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Flies Again After Premature Landing
The helicopter performed a short hop to help the team better understand why its previous flight was interrupted. NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter successfully completed its…
In the Heart of Mars: NASA’s Perseverance Rover Unearths Ancient Rivers’ Secrets
The six-wheeled geologist is getting some assistance in its search for diverse rock samples that could be brought to Earth for deeper investigation. The Perseverance…
Search for Ancient Martian Life: NASA’s Perseverance Rover Sees Mars in a New Light
A cutting-edge instrument called SHERLOC, which hunts for molecules potentially related to ancient life, played a key role in a recent study. In its first…
Life on Mars? NASA’s Perseverance Rover Finds Evidence of Diverse Organic Compounds
Scientists gain vital insights into Mars’ history and potential for supporting life. A new study using data from NASA’s Mars Perseverance rover has found potential…
Communications Blackout Over: NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Finally Phones Home
NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter successfully completed its 52nd flight, despite communication dropouts due to challenging Martian terrain. Contact with the helicopter was re-established on June…
Perseverance Personified: Triumph in Martian Sampling After Initial Setbacks
NASA’s Mars Perseverance rover, after initial failures, successfully obtained a conglomerate rock sample from Otis Peak in Jezero crater, despite its crumbly nature. The varied…
Perseverance Rover’s Quest: Uncovering Mars’ Magnetic Secrets Through Record-Keeping Rocks
NASA’s Perseverance rover is trying to collect a conglomerate rock sample from Mars to help scientists understand the planet’s geological history and its magnetic field…
Boulder Bonanza! Science and Sampling Attempts at the Onahu Outcrop on Mars
The Mars Perseverance Rover struggled to collect samples from a crumbly, potentially conglomerate rock at the Onahu outcrop, before exploring another location, Stone Man Pass….
Lost in Space? Why – and How – NASA Gives a Name to Every Spot It Studies on Mars
Martian maps are full of monikers recognizing places on Earth, explorers, and even cartoon characters. NASA’s Perseverance rover is currently investigating rock outcrops alongside the…
Spectacular Mosaic of Mars’ Belva Crater Captured by NASA’s Perseverance Rover
The six-wheeled scientist encountered the crater during its latest science campaign in search of rock samples that could be brought to Earth for deeper investigation….
A Mighty Martian River? Latest Astonishing Discovery by NASA’s Perseverance Mars Rover
Evidence left in rocks is leading scientists to rethink what watery environments looked like on ancient Mars. New images from NASA’s Perseverance rover reveal evidence…
Ingenuity Soars: NASA’s Mars Helicopter Aces 50th Flight – “We Are Not in Martian Kansas Anymore”
The history-making rotorcraft has recently been negotiating some of the most hazardous terrain it’s encountered on the Red Planet. NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter marked its…
Jezero Crater Chronicles: NASA’s Perseverance Scores Prized Mars Sample in Latest Science Expedition
NASA’s Perseverance rover recently collected its 16th cored rock sample, named “Berea,” as part of its latest science campaign exploring the top of Jezero Crater’s…
NASA’s Perseverance Mars Rover Enters Third Year in Search for Signs of Life at Jezero Crater
After completing the first sample depot on another world, the rover continues its hunt for Mars rocks worthy of study on Earth. NASA’s Perseverance rover…
NASA’s Perseverance Mars Rover Shows Off Collection of Martian Samples in Stunning Panorama
NASA’s Red Planet rover snapped a portrait of the sample depot it has assembled with 10 backup sample tubes that could be returned to Earth…
