Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advances and more. The Perseverance rover has begun a long climb up the steep slope of Jezero Crater with the aim of exploring some of the oldest rocks on Mars and the potential for environments that may have… Read More »
The chief scientist of NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover is excited about the material stored in the rover’s sample tubes, both falling on the Martian surface and on the rover itself as it rotates inside Jezero Crater. Considering the Martian samples Perseverance has collected so far, could one of those samples be what the rover was… Read More »
Mars’ rusty red surface may have given it its famous “Red Planet” status, but it also appears that thousands of white rocks are strangely scattered across the Martian floor. NASA’s Patience The robotic geologist Rover, which has been exploring Jezero Crater since early 2021, surprised scientists when it delivered images of more than 4,000 light-toned,… Read More »
Nearly three years ago, NASA’s Perseverance rover touched down on Mars as part of a decades-long effort to investigate whether the now barren planet hosted life. Jezero Crater It was once home to a large lake and a river delta. car sized PatienceEquipped with advanced cameras and science instruments, Mars has so far been spending… Read More »
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. After spending 1,000 days on the surface of Mars, NASA’s Perseverance rover has revealed new details about the history of an ancient lake and river delta on the red planet. New information detected through the… Read More »