Pasadena CA (JPL) Mar 04, 2024 - Earth planning date: Friday, March 1, 2024: The Mineral King drill hole did not quite reach the target depth that we typically desire to ensure that we have enough sample in the drill stem to deli
Oak Ridge TN (SPX) Mar 04, 2024 - A U.S. mission to land astronauts on the surface of Mars will be unlike any other extraterrestrial landing ever undertaken by NASA. Although the space agency has successfully landed nine robot
Pasadena CA (JPL) Mar 04, 2024 - Earth planning date: Friday, March 1, 2024: The Mineral King drill hole did not quite reach the target depth that we typically desire to ensure that we have enough sample in the drill stem to deli
Pasadena CA (JPL) Mar 01, 2024 - Perseverance has continued its traverse west through the Margin unit. As the rover drives, images and data are obtained using instruments such as Mastcam-Z, Navcam, and SuperCam to track any changes
Pasadena CA (JPL) Mar 01, 2024 - Earth planning date: Wednesday, February 28, 2024: Over the weekend Curiosity successfully drilled into 'Mineral King!' The drilling stopped a little short of the target depth, however we think ther
Pasadena CA (JPL) Mar 01, 2024 - There has been much discussion and interest regarding the origin of the Margin unit. The Margin unit has gained interest due to the presence of carbonates and its implications for the paleoenvironme
Sendai, Japan (SPX) Feb 29, 2024 - In a groundbreaking study that could redefine our understanding of life's potential on ancient Mars, scientists from Tohoku University have unveiled research indicating that organic materials discov
Cincinnati OH (SPX) Feb 27, 2024 - In the three years since NASA's Perseverance rover touched down on Mars, the NASA science team has made the daily task of investigating the red planet seem almost mundane. The rover and its he
Austin TX (SPX) Feb 27, 2024 - Mars was once a wet world. The geological record of the Red Planet shows evidence for water flowing on the surface - from river deltas to valleys carved by massive flash floods. But a new stud
Pasadena CA (JPL) Feb 26, 2024 - The planning team came in after the weekend to see another beautiful Martian drill hole on the target Mineral King! Mineral King is named after a silver mining district in Sequoia National Park, Cal
Washington DC (UPI) Feb 16, 2024 - NASA said Friday it is seeking applicants for a simulated yearlong Mars mission.
Pasadena CA (JPL) Feb 15, 2024 - One side effect of enjoying a very long mission is reaching fun number milestones. Usually that is Sol 3000 or some other nice round number, but today we are planning the mathematically fun sol 2^
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 15, 2024 - NASA's Perseverance Mars rover has encountered a hiccup in its quest to uncover the secrets of the Red Planet. The rover's team is currently assessing an issue with the SHERLOC (Scanning Habitable E
Washington DC (UPI) Feb 13, 2024 - NASA engineers are working to close one of two dust covers, stuck open on a camera aboard NASA's Perseverance Mars rover, to help scientists resume collecting crucial data on the Red Planet, the space agency announced Tuesday.
Pasadena CA (JPL) Feb 13, 2024 - Earth planning date: Friday, February 9, 2024: We are found Curiosity at full energy and ready to go this morning. And go we did! We are at a very interesting location with lots of textures in the r
Pasadena CA (JPL) Feb 12, 2024 - Earth planning date: Monday, February 05, 2024: Curiosity had a successful imaging-based weekend and us geologists were excited to look at the new mosaics of Gediz Vallis Ridge and surrounding butte
