Pasadena CA (JPL) Dec 20, 2021 - Our Sol 3326 drive was successful, completing our shot through the Maria Gordon notch, with its spectacular structures and deep shadows, and continuing our climb up Mount Sharp. To keep MAHLI safe o
Pasadena CA (JPL) Dec 20, 2021 - We had quite a few special investigations lately, which took the front seat (read: all our power and time) lately. They ranged from boulders to DAN investigations that saw the rover parked very clos
Washington DC (UPI) Dec 20, 2021 - The Mars helicopter Ingenuity traveled 754 feet at 5.6 mph on its 18th flight on the Red Planet, NASA has confirmed.
Washington DC (UPI) Dec 20, 2021 - The InSight Mars lander has sent what could be its final image to Earth as NASA expects the probe to stop transmitting.
Binghamton NY (SPX) Dec 17, 2021 - Rivers and streams once flowed across the surface of Mars, etching channels still evident on the planet's surface today. Water in lakes once lapped ancient shores. All told, the geological evi
Pasadena CA (JPL) Dec 17, 2021 - Scientists with NASA's Perseverance Mars rover mission have discovered that the bedrock their six-wheeled explorer has been driving on since landing in February likely formed from red-hot magma. The
Pasadena CA (JPL) Dec 17, 2021 - The 17th flight of NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter on Dec. 5 pushed the total flight time past the 30-minute mark. The 117-second sortie brought history's first aircraft to operate from the surface
Pasadena CA (JPL) Dec 17, 2021 - Six months ago, we began the dedicated investigation of the Jezero crater floor, and now in December 2021 we are more than halfway through this first science campaign. Since our first sampling exper
Paris (ESA) Dec 17, 2021 - The ESA-Roscosmos ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter has spotted significant amounts of water at the heart of Mars' dramatic canyon system, Valles Marineris. The water, which is hidden beneath Mars' su
Pasadena CA (JPL) Dec 15, 2021 - As we continue exploring Maria Gordon notch, we are planning a touch and go with lots of remote sensing activities between the touch and the go. MSL is parked near the base of the cliff to
Pasadena CA (JPL) Dec 15, 2021 - Testing has already begun on what would be the most sophisticated endeavor ever attempted at the Red Planet: bringing rock and sediment samples from Mars to Earth for closer study. The multi-mission
Washington DC (UPI) Dec 15, 2021 - NASA has regained its radio link with the Mars helicopter Ingenuity and plans its 18th flight on the Red Planet as early as Wednesday, the agency announced.
Boulder CO (SPX) Dec 15, 2021 - In science fiction movies and television shows, real-life locations on Earth, such as California's Redwood National Forest and the Sahara Desert, have long been used to represent alien worlds. But r
Paris (ESA) Dec 15, 2021 - The largest parachute set to fly on Mars has completed its first successful high-altitude drop test, a critical milestone for ensuring the ExoMars mission is on track for launch in 2022. Both the fi
Washington DC (SPX) Dec 10, 2021 - Lower atmospheric processes, such as convection, dust storms and gravity waves, are vital to understanding how Mars lost its water, writes Erdal Yigit in a Perspective. It's widely thought that most
Washington DC (UPI) Dec 10, 2021 - NASA's Mars helicopter may have to wait days to overcome a blocked radio signal caused by hills between it and the Perseverance rover in Jezero Crater, a NASA official said.
