See a Rover’s Day on Mars in 10 Seconds
What were you doing on November 8, 2023? I couldn’t say for myself, but I can tell you what NASA’s Curiosity rover was doing: sitting still on its 4,002nd day…
NASA’s Mars helicopter just flew a colossal distance
NASA’s plucky Ingenuity helicopter has just completed its 69th flight on Mars, setting a new distance record in the process. The 4-pound, 19-inch-tall helicopter flew a colossal 2,315 feet (705…
Perseverance joins the 1,000-sols club on Mars, congratulated by Curiosity
NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS / NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS NASA Perseverance rover has reached 1,000 martian sols after arriving on the faraway planet in February 2021. The rover, NASA’s most advanced to date, announced the achievement…
NASA’s Mars helicopter is about to attempt a colossal flight
NASA’s Mars helicopter is attempting its longest-ever flight this weekend. In fact, if you’re reading this on Sunday, the Ingenuity aircraft could be zipping across the martian surface at this…
NASA’s Mars helicopter still working fine after month-long break
NASA’s Mars helicopter, Ingenuity, has taken to the skies again following a month-long break in communications with Earth. The drone-like flying machine flew for 393 meters and stayed in the…
Mars Odyssey spacecraft pulls a sideways maneuver to capture the planet’s horizon
A new image from a NASA orbiter shows an unusual view of Mars that captures the planet’s horizon complete with clouds. It is similar to the kinds of views of…
California Legislators Slam ‘Rash’ NASA Cuts to Marquee Mars Mission
Six California lawmakers wrote to NASA Administrator Bill Nelson last week to oppose the agency’s recent cuts to the Mars Sample Return mission, which aims to bring samples collected by…
NASA engineers testing successor to Ingenuity helicopter rotors
The Ingenuity Mars helicopter has been more successful than anyone dared hope, lasting far, far beyond its originally planned five flights. The little helicopter recently made its 66th flight and…
The Curiosity rover reaches a milestone on Mars
NASA’s Curiosity rover, which is currently exploring Mars’ Gale Crater, recently marked an impressive milestone: 4,000 days on Mars. The rover landed more than a decade ago on August 5,…
NASA’s Mars helicopter just did something it’s never done before
NASA’s Mars helicopter, Ingenuity, has surpassed the mission team’s expectations for the diminutive drone-like machine. Ever since its maiden flight over the martian surface in April 2021 in which it…