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See a postcard from Mars taken by the Curiosity rover

The image combines two different views of the same area and is colorized to show off the undulating martian landscape in a region called the Marker Band Valley......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsJun 15th, 2023

NASA’s damaged Ingenuity helicopter spotted in Mars rover photo

NASA’s Mars rover, Perseverance, has captured an image showing the final resting place of the damaged Mars helicopter, Ingenuity......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsFeb 6th, 2024

NASA is looking for commercial Mars missions. Do people still want to go to Mars?

Mars has been a source of myth, lore and inspiration since antiquity. It is also an interesting place to research—a legitimate candidate for us to find some form of alien life......»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsFeb 5th, 2024

Ice and fire: Antarctic volcano may hold clues to life on Mars

On Deception Island in Antarctica, steam rises from the beaches, and glaciers dot the black slopes of what is actually an active volcano—a rare clash of ice and fire that provides clues to scientists about what life could look like on Mars......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsFeb 2nd, 2024

NASA’s skywatching tips for February include Mars return and a spiral galaxy

NASA's top picks for what to look out for in the sky over the coming weeks include Venus, Mars, and a spiral galaxy 11.8 million light-years away......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsFeb 2nd, 2024

For the first time NASA has asked industry about private missions to Mars

"I'm curious to see if this request brings many new players to the table." Enlarge / NASA is interested in whether private companies have the right stuff for Mars. (credit: NASA) NASA is starting to take its first steps.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsFeb 1st, 2024

NASA reveals how Mars helicopter just kept getting better and better

Ingenuity's chief engineer has shared a video showing how the team behind the Mars helicopter pushed the impressive aircraft to the limit......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsFeb 1st, 2024

Yes, Perseverance is exploring an ancient lake bed but no, it hasn’t found signs of life (yet)

A new study shows exciting results about the Jezero Crater on Mars, but Perseverance hasn't yet found evidence of life on the red planet......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsJan 30th, 2024

Mars helicopter Ingenuity has ended its mission, paving the way for more flying vehicles on other planets, moons

It is difficult to emphasize the significance of the milestone surpassed by Nasa's Mars helicopter, Ingenuity......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJan 30th, 2024

It turns out NASA’s Mars helicopter was much more revolutionary than we knew

Ingenuity packed more computing power than all other NASA deep space missions combined. Enlarge / An image from Ingenuity, looking down at the surface of Mars. That's its shadow. (credit: NASA/JPL) Much has been written.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsJan 29th, 2024

NASA helicopter"s mission ends after three years on Mars

NASA's Ingenuity Mars helicopter, which made history by achieving the first powered flight on another world, has officially ended its nearly three-year mission after sustaining rotor damage during its last outing, the space agency said Thursday......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJan 28th, 2024

Study predicts best times for Curiosity to sample Mars" methane

Since methane was first detected in Mars' atmosphere 20 years ago, scientists have struggled to uncover its origins and how it is transported around the Red Planet. Measurements from atmospheric samples collected by NASA's Curiosity rover at Gale cra.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJan 27th, 2024

Confirmation of ancient lake on Mars offers hope that Perseverance rover"s soil and rock samples hold traces of life

If life ever existed on Mars, the Perseverance rover's verification of lake sediments at the base of the Jezero crater reinforces the hope that traces might be found in the crater......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJan 26th, 2024

NASA video celebrates Mars helicopter following its final flight

NASA's Mars helicopter, Ingenuity, has taken its final flight. Soon after the news broke on Thursday, the space agency shared a video celebrating its legacy......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsJan 26th, 2024

NASA’s Mars copter flew high, fast, far, and long. Here are the key stats

NASA’s Mars helicopter, Ingenuity, is grounded for good. But it achieved a lot during its almost three-year adventure on the red planet......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsJan 26th, 2024

The amazing helicopter on Mars, Ingenuity, will fly no more

Ingenuity has spent more than two hours flying above Mars since April 2021. Enlarge / A close-up view of Ingenuity on Mars, as seen by the Perseverance rover. (credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU) Something has gone wrong with.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsJan 25th, 2024

NASA says goodbye to Mars helicopter Ingenuity after an incredible 72 flights

The plucky helicopter Ingenuity has finally come to the end of its mission on Mars due to damage to one of its rotors that occurred during a recent landing......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsJan 25th, 2024

After three years on Mars, NASA"s Ingenuity helicopter mission ends

NASA's history-making Ingenuity Mars Helicopter has ended its mission at the Red Planet after surpassing expectations and making dozens more flights than planned. While the helicopter remains upright and in communication with ground controllers, imag.....»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsJan 25th, 2024

Planetary size and associated cooling rate may explain why Mars died while Earth survived

We know of Mars as the red planet, for its surface and atmosphere is caked in endless swirling dust of rusted iron, the rusting action provided by the always-eager oxygen. But this was not always so......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJan 24th, 2024

NASA shares newest results of Moon to Mars Architecture Concept Review

NASA released on Tuesday the outcomes of its 2023 Moon to Mars Architecture Concept Review, the agency's process to build a roadmap for exploration of the solar system for the benefit of humanity......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJan 24th, 2024

Methane pulses on Mars possibly driven by atmospheric pressure changes

New research shows that atmospheric pressure fluctuations that pull gases up from underground could be responsible for releasing subsurface methane into Mars's atmosphere; knowing when and where to look for methane can help the Curiosity rover search.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJan 24th, 2024