Pasadena CA (JPL) Sep 23, 2020 - NASA's Mars 2020 Perseverance rover has a challenging road ahead: After having to make it through the harrowing entry, descent, and landing phase of the mission on Feb. 18, 2021, it will begin searc
Beijing (XNA) Sep 22, 2020 - China's Mars probe Tianwen-1 on Sunday successfully carried out its second orbital correction, according to the China National Space Administration (CNSA). The probe conducted the orbital corr
Kirtland AFB NM (SPX) Sep 18, 2020 - The Red Planet, Mars, will soon be receiving more visitors when NASA's Mars 2020 Perseverance rover accompanied by its flight companion, a 4-pound Mars Helicopter named Ingenuity, touches down in Fe
Washington DC (SPX) Sep 17, 2020 - A simple manufacturing technology based on chitin, one of the most ubiquitous organic polymers on Earth, could be used to build tools and shelters on Mars, according to a study published September 1
Ithica NY (SPX) Sep 16, 2020 - In a little more than a decade, samples of rover-scooped Martian soil will rocket to Earth. While scientists are eager to study the red planet's soils for signs of life, researchers must ponder a co
Beijing (XNA) Sep 14, 2020 - China's Mars probe Tianwen-1 has traveled 137 million km, said sources with the Lunar Exploration and Space Program Center of the China National Space Administration. As of 9 a.m. Friday, the
Warsaw, Poland (SPX) Sep 09, 2020 - The Covid-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc across all branches of the economy worldwide; leaving some of them profoundly impacted for the foreseeable future. The space industry has not been insulated f
Warsaw, Poland (SPX) Sep 09, 2020 - In less than a week, nearly 30 teams from 14 countries will take part in the finale of the sixth edition of the ERC 2020, which is the prestigious Martian rover competition. What's the best way to g
Zurich, Switzerland (SPX) Sep 07, 2020 - An observer standing on Mars would see the planet's moon Phobos cross the sky from west to east every five hours. Its orbit passes between the sun and any given point on Mars about once each Earth y
Pasadena CA (JPL) Sep 07, 2020 - As NASA's Mars rover Perseverance hurtles through space toward the Red Planet, the six-wheeler's twin is ready to roll here on Earth. A full-scale engineering version of the Mars 2020 Persever
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Sep 04, 2020 - images, acquired by the High Resolution Stereo Camera (HRSC), show part of the Nereidum Montes region. Wind, water, ice and tectonic forces have created a highly diverse landscape. The HRSC has been
Beijing (XNA) Aug 31, 2020 - The Chinese Astronomical Society (CAS) has recently released the list of recommended Chinese names of 1,136 Mars craters on its website. The data will be available for public use. Users can fi
Pasadena CA (JPL) Aug 24, 2020 - The last time we saw NASA's Mars 2020 Perseverance rover mission was on July 30, 2020, as it disappeared into the black of deep space on a trajectory for Mars. But with NASA's Eyes on the Solar Syst
Austin TX (SPX) Aug 20, 2020 - NASA's Mars rovers have been one of the great scientific and space successes of the past two decades. Four generations of rovers have traversed the red planet gathering scientific data, sending back
Austin TX (SPX) Aug 20, 2020 - A new study from The University of Texas at Austin is helping scientists piece together the ancient climate of Mars by revealing how much rainfall and snowmelt filled its lake beds and river valleys
Washington DC (SPX) Aug 16, 2020 - NASA has established a Mars Sample Return Program Independent Review Board to proactively assist with analysis of current plans and goals for one of the most difficult missions humanity has ever und
