Bloomington IN (SPX) Aug 11, 2023 - That the planet Mars had habitable surface environments early in its existence has been firmly established by the scientific community. These environments provided water, energy sources, elements li
Pasadena CA (JPL) Aug 11, 2023 - A new paper suggests the same conditions that created the cracks could have been favorable to the emergence of microscopic life. Scientists aren't entirely sure how life began on Earth, but one prev
Pasadena CA (JPL) Aug 11, 2023 - NASA's Mars Phoenix Lander gathered images of itself for this selfie from June 5 through July 12, 2008, with its Surface Stereo Imager (SSI). This mosaic is made up of more than 100 different SSI po
Pasadena CA (JPL) Aug 11, 2023 - Sturdy legs are needed to absorb the impact of the heaviest spacecraft to ever touch down on the Red Planet. NASA's Perseverance rover continues to rack up tubes filled with rock core samples for th
Paris (AFP) Aug 9, 2023 - NASA's Curiosity rover has discovered the first evidence that Mars once had a climate which alternated between wet and dry seasons similar to Earth, a study said on Wednesday, suggesting the red planet may have once had the right conditions to support life.
London, UK (SPX) Aug 09, 2023 - NASA's Perseverance rover may have discovered organic molecules on the surface of Mars. While they don't prove the existence of alien life, they add further evidence that Mars has a much more comple
Pasadena CA (JPL) Aug 08, 2023 - The helicopter performed a short hop to help the team better understand why its previous flight was interrupted. NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter successfully completed its 54th flight on Aug.
Pasadena CA (JPL) Aug 08, 2023 - Data sent by the spacecraft before it retired last December has provided new details about how fast the planet rotates and how much it wobbles. Scientists have made the most precise measurements eve
Pasadena CA (JPL) Aug 08, 2023 - Perseverance spent this week on Mars roving across the top of the Jezero fan- from Mount Meeker to Dream Lake- in search of yet another sample for return to Earth. This upper region known as Lobe K
Pasadena CA (JPL) Aug 08, 2023 - Earth planning date: Wednesday August 8, 2023: Curiosity continues her steady winter drive through the Kalavryta quadrangle with her sights set on the Gediz Vallis ridge ahead! Behind her, Curiosity
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 06, 2023 - In a groundbreaking analysis, scientists from Tulane University have delved deep into the winding paths of rivers on both Earth and Mars. This study, recently published in Nature Geosciences, aims t
Pasadena CA (JPL) Aug 04, 2023 - Earth planning date: Friday August 4, 2023: We're planning a special weekend today - Saturday is the 11th (Earth) anniversary of Curiosity's landing! I was newly graduated from high school when I wa
Pasadena CA (JPL) Aug 04, 2023 - Atmospheric temperature is a meteorological variable of daily concern to humans. Temperature also has a major impact on Perseverance mission operations (e.g. temperature sensors are distributed thro
Pasadena CA (JPL) Aug 04, 2023 - On Aug. 5, NASA's Curiosity rover will notch its 11th year on Mars by doing what it does best: studying the Red Planet's surface. The intrepid bot recently investigated a location nicknamed Jau th
Pasadena CA (JPL) Aug 04, 2023 - Earth planning date: Wednesday, August 2, 2023: We don't have a lot of power to play with today, so we have to be careful about how much time we give the different activities. As Arm Rover Planner,
Pasadena CA (JPL) Aug 01, 2023 - Earth planning: Tuesday, August 1, 2023: Today we wrapped a single-sol plan for sol 3906. Our planning for this sol was primarily constrained by power. We had attempted to conduct a frost experiment
