Ingenuity Mars Helicopter spots Perseverance from above
Can you see NASA's newest rover in this picture from Jezero Crater?.....»»
Examining photocatalytic carbon dioxide conversion and its application beyond Earth
Today, space missions mainly rely on the transportation of basic needs from the Earth, which is extremely challenging and logistically impossible when we aim to develop stations or habitats on extraterrestrial sites such as the moon and Mars......»»
Mars spacecraft reveals violent event on biggest volcano in solar system
A spacecraft orbiting Mars has captured evidence of the Red Planet's dramatic past.The European Space Agency's (ESA) Mars Express orbiter captured new images of the largest volcano in our solar system, Olympus Mons, focusing on a "rumpled," tortured.....»»
See Ingenuity helicopter take to the air in video captured by Perseverance rover
NASA has released a video taken by the Perseverance rover on Mars showing its companion, the helicopter Ingenuity, in flight......»»
This sure looks like the movements of a glacier across ancient Mars
It is a scientific certainty that Mars was once a much different place, with a denser atmosphere, warmer temperatures, and where water once flowed. Evidence of this past is preserved in countless surface features, ranging from river channels and allu.....»»
Scientists propose adapting a Mars ISRU system to the changing Mars environment
Human missions to Mars will require a substantial launch vehicle to ascend from Mars to rendezvous with a waiting Earth return vehicle in Mars orbit. For an ascending crew of 6, the current best estimate of oxygen propellants required for ascent is a.....»»
Mars keeps spinning faster every year, NASA InSight data says
Radio signals from the lander help us track Mars' spin as it slowly shifts. Enlarge / A self portrait of InSight's hardware on the red planet. (credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech) To say Mars is a bizarre planet might be something.....»»
A robot with expandable appendages could explore Martian caves and cliffs
Plenty of areas in the solar system are interesting for scientific purposes but hard to access by traditional rovers. Some of the most prominent are the caves and cliffs of Mars—where exposed strata could hold clues to whether life ever existed on.....»»
Helicopter, drones bomb Colorado"s 3,378-acre Little Mesa fire with igniting ping pong balls
A lightning-sparked fire southwest of Delta was burning on 3,378 acres Tuesday morning after firefighters deployed a helicopter and drones to drop hundreds of ping-pong balls filled with glycol chemicals that ignite on impact to create backfires on m.....»»
Mars once had wet-dry climate conducive to supporting life: Study
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 suppor.....»»
Mars is spinning faster every year and no one knows exactly why
The InSight lander mission ended last year, but its data reveals some surprises about Mars, including the fact that the planet is rotating faster every year......»»
Watch NASA engineers put a Mars lander"s legs to the test
Sturdy legs are needed to absorb the impact of the heaviest spacecraft to ever touch down on the Red Planet......»»
Mars rover finds signs of seasonal floods
It's an exciting find because wet/dry cycles may be central to pre-life chemistry. Enlarge / The newly described deposits (left) have their shapes highlighted in red at right. (credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS/IRAP) The pro.....»»
NASA’s Mars helicopter glimpses Perseverance rover from the sky
NASA’s Mars helicopter, Ingenuity, captured an aerial image of the Perseverance rover during a short test flight at the end of last week......»»
The helicopter on Mars just flew again after surviving an emergency landing
"The helicopter worked as planned and executed an immediate landing." Enlarge / This view of NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter was generated using data collected by the Mastcam-Z instrument aboard the agency’s Perseverance Mar.....»»
NASA"s Ingenuity Mars helicopter flies again after unscheduled landing
NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter successfully completed its 54th flight on Aug. 3, the first flight since the helicopter cut its July 22 flight short. The 25-second up-and-down hop provided data that could help the Ingenuity team determine why its 53.....»»
NASA InSight study finds Mars is spinning faster
Scientists have made the most precise measurements ever of Mars's rotation, for the first time detecting how the planet wobbles due to the "sloshing" of its molten metal core. The findings, detailed in a recent Nature paper, rely on data from NASA's.....»»
Flock together: Sparrows drift from favored spots after losing friends
Losing long-lasting flockmates may drive a golden-crowned sparrow to stray from its favorite overwintering spot, a new study says, suggesting that friendly, familiar faces help anchor it to familiar spaces......»»
Curiosity rover battles up a 23-degree slope in its exploration of Mars
The Curiosity rover is slowing making its way up Mount Sharp, a 3-mile-tall mountain on Mars. But heaving up a mountain can be tricky for a little rover......»»
A look at the surprising history of the earliest rocket pioneers
A review of the book From the Earth to Mars. Enlarge / Cover of the book From the Earth to Mars. (credit: Multiverse Media Inc.) When did spaceflight begin? There is no single answer. For newcomers to space, the beginnin.....»»
A solar eruption was detected on Earth, the moon, and even Mars
Scientists recently reported on a solar event that was detectable not only on Earth, but also on the moon and Mars......»»