Curiosity rover battles up a 23-degree slope in its exploration of Mars
The Curiosity rover is slowly making its way up Mount Sharp, a 3-mile-tall mountain on Mars. Mountains are useful to study as their steep slopes can reveal layers of material…
Perseverance rover finds organic molecules in Mars’ Jezero Crater
One of the biggest aims of Mars research right now is trying to figure out if life ever existed on Mars. Given how dry and inhospitable Mars is today, scientists…
NASA’s Perseverance Rover: Its Path to Finding Organics on Mars
Earlier this week, scientists announced that Perseverance found organic molecules on Mars. Not life itself—hardly—but another endorsement of the ancient habitat on Mars as having been suitable for life. Advertisement…
NASA’s Perseverance Rover Finds Preserved Organic Matter on Mars
Researchers poring over imagery and data from the Perseverance rover on Mars have found evidence of organic molecules in the planet’s Jezero Crater, potentially providing evidence of the planet’s carbon…
Evidence of Changing Winds on Mars Points to a Major Transformation 400,000 Years Ago
Recent evidence gathered by China’s Zhurong rover points to a dramatic climate shift on Mars—a finding that could have a significant impact on our understanding of Earth’s climate evolution. Teyonah…
You Up? Mars Helicopter Finally Makes Contact After Two Months of Silence
After 63 days of agonizing silence, NASA’s Martian chopper finally phoned home. The Ingenuity helicopter reestablished communication with mission control on June 28, officially logging its 52nd flight as a…
NASA restores contact with Mars helicopter after nine weeks of silence
The last time NASA had contact with Ingenuity, the Mars helicopter was flying in the air on April 26. Ten weeks on, the Mars team at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory…
NASA’s skywatching tips for July feature stars called Regulus and Fomalhaut
What’s Up: July 2023 Skywatching Tips from NASA If you never look up at the sky on a clear night, you’re missing out on a lot. But with so many…
Watch four volunteers enter a simulated Mars habitat for a very long stay
Four volunteers have just entered a simulated Mars habitat where they’ll live for the next year. The exercise is part of preparations for NASA’s first crewed mission to the red…
See seasonal changes on Mars in two stunning images from MAVEN
The planets in our solar system experience seasons because of the way that they are tilted in their orbits, so one hemisphere is facing the sun more often at some…