The new scientific results indicate that a large amount of the Red Planet’s water is trapped in its crust rather than having escaped into space. Billions of years ago, according to geological …
Read More »Perseverance Rover’s SuperCam Science Instrument Delivers First Results: NASA’s Mars Exploration Program
Data from the powerful scientific tool includes sounds of its laser hitting a rock to prove what it is made of. The first readings from the SuperCam instrument aboard NASA’s Perseverance rover …
Read More »NASA Awards Mars Ascent Propulsion System Contract for Sample Return – NASA Mars Exploration Program
Launch of the Mars Ascent vehicle with samples: This illustration shows a concept of how NASA’s Mars Ascent Vehicle, which carries tubes containing rock and soil samples, could be launched from the …
Read More »NASA to Provide Up-to-Date Information on the ‘Firsts’ of Perseverance Since Landing on Mars – NASA Mars Exploration Program
Navcam Panorama from the deck of the Perseverance Rover: Navigation cameras, or Navcams, aboard NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover captured this view of the rover’s deck on February 20, 2021. This view offers …
Read More »Almost 11 Million Earthling Names Are On Mars Perseverance – NASA Mars Exploration Program
When the Perseverance rover landed safely on the Martian surface, within Jezero Crater, on February 18, 2021, it was also a safe landing for the nearly 11 million names on board. How …
Read More »NASA’s Perseverance Rover Submits a Preview of the Mars Landing – NASA’s Mars Exploration Program
The latest data from the six-wheeled robot since it landed yesterday includes a series of images captured when the rover’s jet pack lowered it to the ground. Less than a day after …
Read More »Watch the Perseverance Rover Mars Landing live stream
Representation of the aeroshell containing the Perseverance rover. Picture: NASA / JPL-Caltech After a seven-month trip to the Red Planet, the Perseverance rover is finally ready to land on Mars. We’ve got …
Read More »NASA’s next Mars Rover is ready for the most accurate landing yet: NASA’s Mars exploration program
What to expect when the 2020 Perseverance Mars rover arrives on the Red Planet on February 18, 2021. With approximately 2.4 million miles (3.9 million kilometers) remaining to travel in space, NASA’s …
Read More »Moon can be water thanks to ‘wind’ from Earth’s magnetosphere
Water proofs or microscopic snow-globe-like glass beads in the shadow of craters have recently revealed the surface of the moon more than we ever thought possible. Just where this veneer of ice …
Read More »NASA Perseverance Rover 22 Days From Mars Landing – NASA’s Mars Exploration Program
The seven-minute harsh descent to the Red Planet is not in the far future for the agency’s Mars 2020 mission. NASA’s Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover mission is just 22 days from landing …
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