Perseverance rover collects its first sample of Martian dirt
NASA’s Perseverance rover, currently exploring Mars’s Jezero Crater, has collected its first sample of dirt from the Martian surface.
NASA’s Mars helicopter has just set a new flight record
During its 35th flight on the red planet on Saturday, NASA’s impressive Mars helicopter managed to set yet another aviation record.
How to see Mars at its brightest at opposition this week
Stargazers in the northern hemisphere are in for a treat as Mars has reached its closest point to Earth, giving the best view of the Red Planet until the 2030s.
Ingenuity takes shortest flight in Martian aviation history
NASA’s Ingenuity Mars helicopter recently completed its shortest-ever flight that successfully tested two new capabilities.
Watch NASA’s cinematic animation of upcoming Mars Sample Return mission
NASA has released a cinematic animation showing some of the key moments from the upcoming Mars Sample Return (MSR) mission.
Mars Express orbiter has relayed data from seven different Mars missions
Recently the European Space Agency’s Mars Express set a new record for relaying data from seven different Mars surface missions.
How NASA’s Mars InSight lander mission will end
NASA’s InSight lander reached Mars four years ago and has been working to gather data about the red planet’s interior. But the mission will soon come to an end.
Rebooted Mars Express instrument peers inside martian moon Phobos
A nearly 20-year-old instrument on the Mars Express orbiter received a software upgrade that enabled it to take a close-up look at the martian moon Phobos.
Perseverance rover to drop off samples for return to Earth
The NASA Perseverance rover is paving the way for future missions which intend to bring samples back from Mars to Earth for the first time.
Enormous meteor strike blows 500 foot-wide crater into Martian surface
One of the biggest meteor strikes ever witnessed in the solar system has been recorded by two different Mars missions.