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 »
We now have a better picture of where the European Space Agency is. Rosalind Franklin ExoMars rover He will drive when he lands. Anthem for the life-searching mission, thanks to a brand new geological map of the landing site. “This map is exciting because it’s a guide that shows us where to find the answers,”… Read More »
The Smithsonian would love to showcase the first vehicle capable of powered flight on another world, but with NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter still busy breaking records on Mars, the Washington, D.C. institution has opted for the next best thing. Officials from NASA and the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum celebrated the agency’s donation of Ingenuity’s… 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 »