Moon and Mars superoxides for oxygen farming
The dusty faces of the Moon and Mars conceal unseen hazards for future explorers. Areas of highly oxidising material could...
How scientists designed the aerodynamic configuration of Mars ascent vehicles?
According to the white paper, China's Space Activities in 2016, the Mars sample return mission represents one of the main...
Sols 3401-3402: Sand, Boulders and Ridges, Oh My
Curiosity has been picking her way through sand, sharp boulders and ridges to find a way up onto the Greenheugh...
Russian-European Mars rover 'very unlikely' to launch this year
A Russian-European mission to land a rover on Mars is "very unlikely" to launch this year due to sanctions over...
First Multiple-Sol Drive
Perseverance capped its first year on Mars by speeding back around Seitah toward what is expected to be the final...
Sols 3398-3400: The Road Ahead
The drive on Sol 3397 went well and gave us some good perspective on the road ahead, as seen in...
NASA Selects Futuristic Space Technology Concepts for Early Study
An astronaut steps into a body scanner and, hours later, walks on Mars in a custom-made spacesuit, breathing oxygen that...
Dusty Flight 19 completed and looking ahead to Flight 20
Flight 19 was successfully completed on February 7, 2022, at 20:21 PST (Sol 345 of the Perseverance mission, 12:00 LMST...
Sols 3396-3397: Sediment Before the Pediment
If all goes according to plan, the rover's drive on sol 3397 will position us at the edge of the...
Ch'al-Type Rocks at Santa Cruz
NASA's Perseverance Mars rover snapped this view of a hill in Mars' Jezero Crater called "Santa Cruz" on April 29,...