The InSight Mars lander will cease science operations sometime in the next few months due to a decreasing power supply,…
Like every solar-panel-powered vehicle on Mars, maintaining electrical power always becomes an issue at some point in the mission. Last…
You may recall we reported earlier this month that the Perseverance rover finally spotted its parachute and backshell off in…
The famous Russian rocket scientist Konstantin Tsiolkovsky once said, “Earth is the cradle of humanity, but one cannot remain in…
Most impact craters are usually circular and fairly symmetric, but not all. This odd-shaped crater on Mars is obviously an…
On February 18, 2021, NASA’s Perseverance (Percy) Rover successfully landed in the dried-up lakebed known as Jezero Crater on Mars,…
Imagine standing on Mars, and seeing this with your own eyes. (more…)
Curiosity rover recently encountered "gator-back terrain," the sharp rocks that caused the first breaks in its wheels back in 2017.
Mars rovers are not known for being particularly speedy. Spirit and Opportunity managed a max speed of a whopping 5…
Before the InSight Lander arrived on Mars, scientists could only estimate what the planet's internal structure might be. Its size,…