NASA names target date for first Mars helicopter flight
NASA has confirmed that it’s a short time away from seeing its Ingenuity Mars helicopter become the first aircraft to fly on another planet.
What happened to Mars’ water? It’s more complicated than we thought
Scientists agree that billions of years ago, Mars had liquid water on its surface which formed lakes and oceans. But where did Mars’s water go?
Mars helicopter Ingenuity is getting ready for its first flight
NASA has announced that it plans to begin Ingenuity’s test flights in the first week of April, depending on vehicle positioning and other details.
The Martian sounds recorded by the Perseverance rover, so far
Snap. Whoosh. Ping. The Mars Perseverance rover, the first robot to record Martian sounds with a real microphone, has already picked up some eerie, extraterrestrial recordings. The sounds, available below,…
See a dust devil whirl by the Mars Perseverance rover
Mars has excellent ingredients for dust devils. While taking images of its new surroundings on the arid Martian surface, the Perseverance rover recently spotted a whirl of dust spinning by…
The best Mars movies of all time
Got a specific hankering to watch sci-fi flicks about the Red Planet? Check out our list of the best Mars movies you can find on the third rock from The…
Listen to the first-ever recording of a NASA rover driving on Mars
NASA has released the first-ever recording of a rover driving across the surface of Mars, and it sounds unlike any vehicle you’ve heard before.
Mars webcam reveals the secrets of this enormous, elongated cloud
A huge cloud on Mars stretching over 1,100 miles long grows and shrinks considerably on a daily cycle that lasts for several months.
NASA’s Perseverance rover has 23 different cameras. Here’s what they do
NASA’s latest Mars rover — Perseverance — is its most advanced to date, carrying with it a plethora of technology that includes 23 cameras. Here’s what they do.
See and hear the first science results from Perseverance’s SuperCam instrument
The Perseverance rover is now exploring Mars and its SuperCam was used to snap a close-up image of a rock and to take an audio recording.