Even as the Perseverance rover approaches Mars, technology on board is paying off on Earth.…
Browsing: Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover
NASA’s Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover is a landmark mission designed to explore the geology of Mars, search for signs of ancient life, and pave the way for future human exploration. Since landing in Jezero Crater in February 2021, Perseverance has been collecting rock and soil samples, analyzing the Martian surface, and testing new technologies like the Ingenuity helicopter and oxygen production from the atmosphere. This page covers the latest scientific discoveries and mission updates from Perseverance, offering a window into Mars’ past and humanity’s future on the Red Planet.
NASA’s Newest Rover Has an Autopilot Called Terrain-Relative Navigation The view of the Sea of…
Seven minutes of harrowing descent to the Red Planet is in the not-so-distant future for…
Ingenuity, a technology experiment, is preparing to attempt the first powered, controlled flight on the…
NASA’s Perseverance rover will record Mars’ sounds for the first time, with audio expected to…
The Mars 2020 Perseverance rover, which has started its approach to the Red Planet, will…
Marvels of engineering, the rover’s sample tubes must be tough enough to safely bring Red…
Two astronauts collected Moon rocks on Apollo 11. It will take three robotic systems working…
After nearly 300 million miles (470 million km), NASA’s Perseverance rover completes its journey to…
During this next phase, the program will mature critical technologies and make critical design decisions…
The symbols, mottos, and small objects added to the agency’s newest Mars rover serve a…
NASA’s Perseverance rover carries a device to convert Martian air into oxygen that, if produced…
The first to be rigged with microphones, the agency’s latest Mars rover picked up the…
Sensors on NASA’s Perseverance will help prepare for future human exploration by taking weather measurements…
NASA released an independent review report Tuesday indicating the agency is now ready to undertake…
Mark your calendars: The agency’s latest rover has only about 8,640,000 seconds to go before…
An ambitious campaign by NASA and ESA to collect samples from the Red Planet and…
Sometimes half measures can be a good thing — especially on a journey this long.…