“Perfect” Launch Sends NASA’s Perseverance Rover on Seven-Month Journey to Mars
Not obstacles, not complexity — not even a worldwide pandemic — could keep NASA’s Mars 2020 Perseverance rover from blasting off on its historic mission…
Not obstacles, not complexity — not even a worldwide pandemic — could keep NASA’s Mars 2020 Perseverance rover from blasting off on its historic mission…
Today’s final critical milestone — acquisition of signal — has been achieved. In essence, Perseverance has phoned home to let NASA know it’s officially on…
A United Launch Alliance Atlas V 541 rocket lifts off from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida on July…
You may not be able to travel to Jezero Crater on Mars, but you can visit the next best thing: Lake Salda, Turkey. Though it…
Led by MIT researchers, one of the experiments aboard the next mission to the Red Planet aims to generate oxygen from Martian air. On July…
This video shows Jezero crater, the landing site of the NASA Mars 2020 Perseverance rover on the Red Planet, based on images from ESA’s Mars…
When you’re planning to explore someplace new, it’s always a good idea to bring a map so you can avoid dangerous terrain. This is true…
A rover expected to explore below the surface of Mars in 2022 has the potential to provide more insights The findings published in Scientific Reports,…
ESA’s ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter has spotted new gas signatures at Mars. These unlock new secrets about the Martian atmosphere, and will enable a more…
If Rosalind Franklin had had a birthday wish, she probably never would have dreamed of having her name roving on Mars. As the world celebrates…
There are lots of ways to participate in the historic event, which is targeted for July 30. NASA is inviting the public to take part…
As Mars exploration prepares for a rebirth, a European rover tunes up its gear for the challenges ahead. Yesterday, July 23, 2020, the European Space…
The agency’s Mars 2020 mission has one more big prelaunch review — the Launch Readiness Review, on July 27. NASA’s Mars 2020 Perseverance rover mission…
During an event today with the Space Foundation, I was excited to be part of a discussion on how our upcoming Mars 2020 Perseverance launch…
Team with NASA to send off the Perseverance rover to Mars — from the convenience of your own home. The mission launches from Cape Canaveral,…
NASA’s next rover to the Red Planet is slated to launch no earlier than July 30. These highlights will get you up to speed on…
Now that the lander’s robotic arm has helped the mole get underground, it will resume science activities that have been on hold. NASA’s InSight lander…
Later this summer, NASA is launching the Mars Perseverance Rover to the Red Planet with the Mars 2020 Mission. The rover is loaded with equipment to search for signs…