NASA selects developer for rocket to retrieve first samples from Mars by Ensign February 8, 2022 0 NASA has awarded a contract to Lockheed Martin Space of Littleton, Colorado, to build the Mars Ascent Vehicle (MAV), a...
Lockheed Martin wins NASA contract to bring Mars samples back to Earth by Ensign February 8, 2022 0 Lockheed Martin's space division has won a NASA contract to build the rocket that will return the first Mars rock...
Nobody Tell Elmo About Issole by Ensign February 6, 2022 0 America's favorite red monster may not be interested in rocks, but Perseverance can't wait to keep exploring the rocks on...
Sols 3374-3375: MAHLI Lets the Dog Out at the Prow! by Ensign February 4, 2022 0 In our weekend drive we aimed to get up close to the "Toron" block, which is a "float rock" or...
Shocked zircon find a 'one-off gift' from Mars by Ensign February 4, 2022 0 Curtin University researchers studying a Martian meteorite have found the first evidence of high-intensity damage caused by asteroid impact, in...
NASA-Funded Study Extends Period When Mars Could Have Supported Life by Ensign February 3, 2022 0 The surface of Mars is barren and inhospitable, but perhaps it wasn't always that way. Billions of years ago, when...
Sols 3376-3377: Second Servings at the Prow by Ensign February 3, 2022 0 The above image is a MAHLI image of a small part of the Toron block in front of the rover....
Helicopters Flying at Mars May Glow at Dusk by Ensign February 2, 2022 0 The whirling blades on drones flying above Mars may cause tiny electric currents to flow in the Martian atmosphere, according...
Sols 3371-3373: Some Lucky Breaks at the Prow by Ensign February 1, 2022 0 We continue to characterize "The Prow," which stands proud above nearby flat lying dust coated bedrock. Our sedimentologists are very...
Almost on the rove again by Ensign February 1, 2022 0 We'll soon be on the move again after shaking loose some pesky pebbles that became lodged in Perseverance's bit carousel....