An unprecedented audio recording could reveal important details about extreme weather on Mars. The first-ever audio recording of a dust devil on Mars’ surface reveals a towering dust storm that engulfed the Mars Perseverance rover in September 2021 and was … Read More
The speed of sound on Mars has been confirmed by scientists using equipment on the Perseverance rover to study the red planet’s atmosphere, which is very different from Earth’s. What they discovered could have strange consequences for future Martian communication. … Read More
Can you spot the Mars rover in this view from NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter? Last week, while flying over the surface of Mars for the 11th time, the little helicopter caught a glimpse of its “mothership” — NASA’s Perseverance rover, which landed … Read More
Earth and Mars are a bit like mirror worlds. Mars is the Red Planet. Earth is the pale blue dot. Mars is a frigid desert. Earth is full of water and life. But there’s another curious difference. The sky on … Read More
China’s Zhurong rover, which landed on Mars on May 14, has sent a new batch of images to Earth — including a “family photo” featuring the rover together with its rocket-powered landing platform posing for a camera on the rock-covered surface. From an epic panorama to … Read More
Although Mars has a lot of wind and dust devils, it’s not really famous for its clouds like Earth is. This is one of the reasons why NASA’s Curiosity rover’s images of Martian clouds are so beautiful. Scientists had noticed … Read More