The Most Mind-Blowing Images Ever Taken of Earth from Space
Image: NASA/JPL-Caltech Curiosity one-upped the Spirit rover by capturing a view of both Earth and the Moon, which it did on January 31, 2014. The image, captured by the NASA…
Watch a replica of NASA’s Mars helicopter take flight on Earth
Visitors to NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Southern California at the weekend got to see a life-sized replica of the Ingenuity Mars helicopter take flight. Ingenuity made history in…
Ingenuity and Perseverance snap photos of each other on Mars
Everyone’s favorite Mars double act, the Ingenuity helicopter and the Perseverance rover, have been traveling together recently after spending several months apart. As they explore the site of an ancient…
Rover Spots Possible Evidence of Liquid Water on Modern Mars
China’s Zhurong rover has found evidence of liquid water on present-day Mars, according to a team that reviewed data from the rover’s cameras. China’s Plan to Land Astronauts on the…
China Finally Opens Up About Its Malfunctioning Mars Rover
The Chinese rover snapped a selfie on Mars next to its lander shortly after arriving at the Red Planet. Image: China National Space Administration About a year ago, China’s Zhurong…
Martian Core Revealed by Deep-Traveling Seismic Waves From Planet’s Far Side
Scientists have detected sound waves moving through Mars’ core for the first time, offering new clues to the composition of the fourth planet from the Sun. What Is Planet Nine…
The Rock Stuck in NASA’s Perseverance Rover Is Finally Free
The rock was cradled inside one of Perseverance’s six wheels. Image: NASA Mars is a lonely place, and it just got a little lonelier for one rover. NASA’s Perseverance has…
HBO Max’s Fired on Mars Looks Like Office Space in Outer Space
Imagine uprooting your entire life for a—well, not a dream job, but a decent enough job doing corporate graphic design… on Mars. Then suddenly you’re let go, and you’re stuck…
NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover gets a speed boost
While NASA’s newer Perseverance rover tends to get all the headlines these days, the Curiosity rover also continues to explore the surface of Mars more than a decade after it…
NASA Apparently Needs a Second Babysitter for the Ambitious Mars Sample Return
NASA is setting up an independent review board to oversee the Mars Sample Return mission plans, in an effort to make sure the mission will be completed on time and—crucially—under…