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…
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…
Scientists have discovered fossil evidence of a cyclical climate on Mars, with wet and dry seasons like those on Earth. This environment, in which simple…
NASA’s search for life on Mars, driven by the Perseverance rover, may soon yield promising results. Past endeavors, while not definitively proving life, have informed…
Data sent by the spacecraft before it retired last December has provided new details about how fast the planet rotates and how much it wobbles….
Shortly before the rover’s 11th anniversary on the Red Planet, Curiosity’s team helped guide it up a steep, slippery slope to examine meteor craters. On…
NASA’s Mars Ascent Vehicle (MAV) recently achieved key milestones in its preparation for a 2028 launch. The vehicle, part of the Mars Sample Return program,…
Research reveals that the Olympus Mons and Alba Mons volcanoes on Mars exhibit features similar to Earth’s active volcanic islands, likely indicating past interaction between…
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…
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…
NASA’s Mars Curiosity Rover continues its exploration of the Jau crater cluster. The rover’s instruments are actively studying a rock named ‘Mamore,’ while also imaging…
Deep beneath the surface of North Yorkshire, subterranean tunnels are offering a unique opportunity to study how humans might be able to live and operate…
During the final year of NASA’s Mars InSight mission, a large marsquake allowed researchers from ETH Zurich to determine the global thickness and density of…
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…
Using data from the Zhurong rover, researchers have discovered a major climate shift on Mars around 400,000 years ago, marked by a significant change in…
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…
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…
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…
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….