Mars
Perseverance Begins the Next Phase of its Mission, Studying an Ancient River Bed on Mars
On February 18, 2021, NASA’s Perseverance (Percy) Rover successfully landed in the dried-up lakebed known as Jezero Crater on Mars,…
Wow! Perseverance Sees a Solar Eclipse on Mars
Imagine standing on Mars, and seeing this with your own eyes. (more…)
Curiosity is Going to Find a new Route Around This Tricky Patch Called “Gator-Back Terrain”
Curiosity rover recently encountered "gator-back terrain," the sharp rocks that caused the first breaks in its wheels back in 2017.
Perseverance’s Software Lets it Move Swiftly Across the Surface of Mars
Mars rovers are not known for being particularly speedy. Spirit and Opportunity managed a max speed of a whopping 5…
Marsquakes are Caused by Shifting Magma
Before the InSight Lander arrived on Mars, scientists could only estimate what the planet's internal structure might be. Its size,…
What a Feat! Ingenuity Photographed From Space
It seems like only months ago that the Perseverance Rover landed in Jezero Crater on Mars. But in fact, it's…
According to Perseverance, Mars is Quiet… too Quiet
If you want to hear what Mars has to say, you're going to have to listen closely. Very closely. (more…)
The ExoMars Rover is Ready, now it Just Needs a new Ride to Mars
With the recent termination of cooperation between the ESA and Roscosmos, the Rosalind Franklin rover will need another way to…
These are Star Dunes on Mars, Formed When the Wind Comes From Many Different Directions
Missions to Mars are expensive, even orbiters. They're there to do science, not take pretty pictures. But sometimes Mars' beauty…
Mars Orbiter Captures Images of China’s Rover From Space
China’s Tianwen-1 lander and Zhurong rover touched down on the Martian plain Utopia Planitia on May 14, 2021 after spending…