HiRISE spots Perseverance in South Seitah by Ensign October 1, 2021 0 The white speck is NASA's Perseverance rover in the "South Seitah" area of Mars' Jezero Crater. The image was taken...
Nitrogen-fixing bacteria help clover plants grow in Mars-like soil by Ensign September 30, 2021 0 If astronauts are to set up a base and spend extended periods of time on Mars, they're going to need...
Spin test a success, but Ingenuity Flight 14 delayed until after conjunction by Ensign September 29, 2021 0 It's been an eventful several Martian days, or sols, since our last blog post, so we wanted to provide everyone...
University teams demonstrate 'cool' new technologies for the Moon, Mars by Ensign September 28, 2021 0 Ten university teams designed and built systems intended to harvest water frozen below the surface of the Moon and Mars....
Scientists use seasons to find water for future Mars astronauts by Ensign September 28, 2021 0 An international team of researchers has used seasonal variations to identify likely sub-surface deposits of water ice in the temperate...
NASA's Perseverance rover cameras capture Mars like never before by Ensign September 24, 2021 0 Scientists tap into an array of imagers aboard the six-wheeled explorer to get a big picture of the Red Planet....
NASA's InSight finds three big marsquakes, thanks to solar-panel dusting by Ensign September 24, 2021 0 The lander cleared enough dust from one solar panel to keep its seismometer on through the summer, allowing scientists to...
Carbon dioxide reactor makes Martian fuel by Ensign September 24, 2021 0 Engineers at the University of Cincinnati are developing new ways to convert greenhouse gases to fuel to address climate change...
Small stature limits Mars' ability to hold water, study finds by Ensign September 21, 2021 0 For a planet to be habitable, it must be able to hold significant amounts of liquid water. When considering a...
NASA offers new website to look at Mars rover images by Ensign September 21, 2021 0 Fans of NASA's Mars rover Perseverance can now see the robotic explorer and its activity in a 3D depiction of...