Perseverance Makes Tracks in Boulder Field: This mosaic shows part of the path NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover took through a portion of a boulder field…
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A Narrow Margin: In this Sol 915 (September 16, 2023) Navcam image, Perseverance looks down at the Amherst Point abrasion patch, catching the first subsurface…
Members of the VERITAS science team descend a slope to new rock formed from a recent flow of lava during their Iceland field campaign in…
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory-developed imaging spectrometer, targeting greenhouse gas emissions, has been delivered to Planet Labs PBC. Set for a 2024 launch, it will enhance…

3-Billion-Year-Old Secrets: NASA’s Curiosity Rover Reaches Mars Ridge Where Water Left Debris Pileup
NASA’s Curiosity captured this 360-degree panorama while parked below Gediz Vallis Ridge (seen at right), a formation that preserves a record of one of the…
Engineer Abel Dizon explains how drop tests are conducted for a prototype lander being designed by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory for the Mars Sample Return…
This artist concept features NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity rover, a mobile robot for investigating Mars’ past or present ability to sustain microbial life. In…
The Lyrids Meteor Shower is an annual celestial event that occurs when Earth passes through the debris trail left behind by the Comet C/1861 G1…
Jezero Crater Chronicles: NASA’s Perseverance Scores Prized Mars Sample in Latest Science Expedition
In this illustration, NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover uses its drill to core a rock sample on Mars. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech NASAEstablished in 1958, the National Aeronautics…
This view of Jupiter’s icy moon Europa was captured by the JunoCam imager aboard NASA’s Juno spacecraft during the mission’s close flyby on September 29,…
NASA’s Mars Odyssey spacecraft passes above Mars’ south pole in this artist’s concept illustration. The spacecraft has been orbiting Mars since October 24, 2001. Credit:…
This computer-generated 3D model of Venus’ surface shows the summit of Maat Mons, the volcano that is exhibiting signs of activity. A new study found…
Artist’s concept of the Mars Pathfinder mission, including the Carl Sagan Memorial Science Station and the six-wheeled rover, Sojourner. Credit: NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory-Caltech It started…
Sand dunes of many shapes and sizes are common on Mars. In this example, the dunes are almost perfectly circular, which is unusual. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/University…
Image of the dwarf planet Ceres based on observations by NASA’s Dawn Spacecraft. This month dwarf planet Ceres is at its brightest, which means you…
This illustration of early Earth includes liquid water as well as magma seeping from the planet’s core due to a large impact. Scientists at NASA…
This illustration of the large Quetzalpetlatl Corona located in Venus’ southern hemisphere depicts active volcanism and a subduction zone, where the foreground crust plunges into…
Wavelengths of light from three space observatories are overlapped to provide this unique view of the Sun. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/JAXA Some of the hottest spots in…
NASA’s Deep Space Network tracked one of the most elongated asteroids ever imaged by planetary radar. This is an artist’s illustration. See the image below…
Looking Back at Perseverance’s Second Science Campaign: This image of the floor of Jezero Crater was taken by one of the Navcam imagers aboard NASA’s…