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.
NASA is testing ways to crash land on Mars
NASA’s Mars team is testing a new method of getting equipment onto the martian surface — using a deliberate crash landing.
Opportunity Mars rover movie incoming — watch the trailer
NASA’s famous Opportunity Mars rover is the star of a new documentary coming to Amazon Prime Video next month. Watch the trailer here.
Dust storm nearly finishes off Mars lander InSight
NASA’s InSight mission is dying a slow death. A recent dust storm hasn’t helped.