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
NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) captured a dramatic image last month of Curiosity ascending Mont Mercou, a landform on the slopes of the Red Planet’s 3.4-mile-high (5.5 kilometers) Mount Sharp. The image was taken on April 18 by MRO’s High Resolution Imaging Science … Read More
For the past five weeks, Perseverance has been primarily focused on supporting and documenting NASA’s 4-pound (1.8 kilograms) Mars helicopter Ingenuity’s pioneering flights. But the car-sized rover has been doing science work of its own in the background as well. … Read More
On Sunday (April 25), NASA’s Mars helicopter Ingenuity captured a photo of the agency’s Perseverance rover from the air, providing an unprecedented view of a robotic explorer on the surface of another world. “Oh hey, there I am! Never thought … Read More
It’s the “first instrument to produce oxygen on another world.” NASA’s Perseverance rover recently sucked up a small amount of carbon dioxide from the Martian atmosphere and converted it to oxygen using a toaster-sized scientific instrument. It’s a ground-breaking first … Read More
Perseverance has only been on Mars for two months, but the latest in red planet rovers is already picking up on Curiosity’s good habits. No, it isn’t science; at least, it isn’t just science. Percy is just as good as … Read More