The first color photo of Ingenuity taken on Mars. Image: NASA / JPL-Caltech Well, we’ve seen better photos of Mars, but this one is special because it was taken by NASA’s Ingenuity …
Read More »China’s Mars probe just sent haunting photos of the red planet
China’s Mars probe, Tianwen-1, has been hovering around Mars in a parking orbit for nearly two full months, preparing for its landing in May. But it’s not just about sitting there in …
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A huge force of Los Angeles police officers in riot gear moved to clear a notorious town of homeless tents, sparking angry clashes with hundreds of protesters that continued into the early …
Read More »New Study Challenges Long-Standing Theory of the Fate of Mars Water – NASA Mars Exploration Program
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 has officially begun its search for signs of life on Mars
The instrument package known as SuperCam aboard the Perseverance Mars rover has collected its first samples in the search for past life on the red planet, mission scientists said Wednesday. The return …
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 »The Mars Rover landing site is named after science fiction legend Octavia Butler
Perseverance’s landing site on Mars is now called Octavia E. Butler Landing. Picture: NASA / JPL-Caltech / University of Arizona That magical place in Jezero Crater where NASA’s Perseverance rover made its …
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 …
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