NASA rover shares moody image of Mars moon Deimos
Once in a while, you might look up and marvel at magnificent views of our moon, its surface dramatically lit by our sun’s light. But have you ever paused to…
NASA captures remarkable aerial image of Curiosity driving across Mars
NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) has captured what’s believed to be the first orbital image of the Curiosity rover “on the move.” The remarkable photograph, enhanced to bring out the…
NASA’s Mars is rover finding ‘intriguing rocks everywhere’ on crater rim
Perseverance’s challenging three-and-a-half month climb out of Jezero Crater has definitely been worth it, with NASA reportedly discovering a fascinating array of rocks worthy of detailed examination. “During previous science…
NASA’s Mars rover collects rock sample ‘unlike anything we’ve seen before’
NASA’s Mars Perseverance rover acquired this image of its 26th collected rock sample, named “Silver Mountain,” using its onboard Sample Caching System Camera, located inside the rover’s underbelly. The camera…
NASA’s Mars rover reveals what it’s grateful for this Thanksgiving
It’s not just people who are sharing what they’re grateful for during Thanksgiving today. Mars rovers are, too. In a post on X, NASA’s Curiosity rover, which landed on Mars…
Watch NASA’s Mars video of a ‘googly eye’ during solar eclipse
As it continues its painstaking search for microbial life on Mars, NASA’s Perseverance rover has also been reporting otherworldly happenings occurring during its adventures. Just recently, for example, one of…
NASA’s Perseverance rover shares update during tricky Mars climb
NASA’s Perseverance rover is in the middle of a months-long journey up the rim of Jezero Crater on Mars, and on Thursday it beamed back a status update. The vehicle…
A NASA Mars rover has a giant hole in one of its wheels
If the tire on your car fails, it’s either a case of changing it yourself or getting someone to do it for you. For rovers on Mars, neither option is…
Relive Mars rover’s ‘7 minutes of terror’ during landing 12 years ago
At 1:31 a.m. ET on August 6, 2012, NASA’s Curiosity rover made a spectacular landing on the surface of Mars. In a video (below) to mark the 12th anniversary, NASA…
It’s exactly 20 years since a Mars rover took this historic image
This is the first image taken of Earth from the surface of another planet. It was captured by NASA’s Mars rover, Spirit, one hour before sunrise on the 63rd martian…