Perseverance Spots Ingenuity at Its Final Airfield: NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover captured this mosaic showing the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter at its final airfield on February…
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Researchers at Washington State University are pioneering the discovery of liquid solvents crucial for extracting building materials from lunar and Martian soils. This advancement is…
An aerial photo shows the remains of a delta where a water source once fed an ancient lake at the Jezero crater on Mars. Credit:…
Opportunity Views Its Own Shadow: NASA’s Spirit and Opportunity Mars rovers landed on the Red Planet on Jan. 3 and 24, 2004, respectively. This image…
ESA’s Mars Express has provided new insights into Mars’s Medusae Fossae Formation, revealing deep layers of water ice, the largest such discovery in the region.…
NASA’s Perseverance rover has captured a detailed 360-degree panorama of Mars’ Jezero Crater, exploring ancient river delta history. The color-enhanced image, made from 993 individual…
NASA’s Curiosity rover recorded two time-lapse videos on Mars, showcasing its shadow moving across the Martian terrain. The videos, captured during a communication-limited period, highlight…
Recent breakthroughs in synthesizing oxygen on Mars using a robotic AI-chemist to create OER catalysts from Martian meteorites mark a significant step towards realizing the…
NASA’s Perseverance rover, on its 1,000th Martian day, has collected important samples in Jezero Crater, uncovering evidence of a past lake and conditions potentially suitable…
In December 2022, NASA’s MAVEN mission observed a rare solar event causing the solar wind to “disappear.” This led to significant changes in Mars’ atmosphere…
Artist’s view of Mars’ interior structure showing a molten layer at the base of the mantle and above the core. The purple line shows the…
NASA’s Mars Odyssey orbiter captured stunning images of Mars and its moon Phobos, providing a unique perspective of the planet’s curved landscape and atmosphere. This…
NASA has conducted dual-planet aircraft tests, with advanced rotor testing on Earth and record-breaking flights by the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter. This pioneering work in rotorcraft…
The solar conjunction of Mars occurs approximately every 25 months, disrupting communication with Mars missions. In 2023, Mars will pass directly behind the Sun, causing…
This image shows an artist’s impression of what nightglow might look like to an astronaut in the polar winter regions of Mars at night. The…
NASA’s Perseverance rover captured this view of the location where it will be parked for several weeks during Mars solar conjunction, a period when engineers…
Artist’s view of the internal structure of Mars showing the propagation of diffracted waves from the September 2021 meteorite impact to the SEIS seismometer of…
Researchers from the University of Oxford, in collaboration with international space agencies, determined that the largest-ever recorded Marsquake, S1222a, was caused by tectonic forces, not…
NASA’s Perseverance rover captured this Martian dust devil moving east to west at a clip of about 12 mph (19 kph) along a location called…
This illustration shows NASA’s Mars Ascent Vehicle (MAV) in powered flight. The MAV will carry tubes containing Martian rock and soil samples into orbit around…