Evaluating a Possible Drill Location
The weekend drive went well and Curiosity is back on top of the marker band, investigating some intriguing rippled bedrock....
Sol 3676 Another: 'Bore-ing' Day on Mars
After yesterday's check-out, Curiosity is GO to attempt to make our 37th drill hole on Mars. The prior plan's DRT...
Martian dust devil analogues in the Mojave Desert #ASA183
In the Mojave Desert, the sun beats down on the ground and makes pockets of low pressure. Cool air rushes...
NASA Mars helicopter Ingenuity sets altitude record on 35th flight
NASA's Mars helicopter Ingenuity completed its 35th flight over the weekend, setting a new altitude record of 46 feet in...
Tiny underwater sand dunes may shed light on larger terrestrial and Martian formations
The English poet William Blake famously implored readers to "see the world in a grain of sand." In Physics of...
NASA's Perseverance rover gets the dirt on Mars
NASA's Perseverance rover snagged two new samples from the Martian surface on Dec. 2 and 6. But unlike the 15...
Cosmic ray counts hidden in spacecraft data highlight influence of solar cycle at Mars and Venus
Measurements by ESA's long-serving twin missions, Mars Express and Venus Express, have captured the dance between the intensity of high-energy...
Second Time's the Charm: Sols 3671-3673
As happens occasionally, our previous plan did not execute quite as expected. There was an issue with the rover's avionics...
Giant mantle plume reveals Mars is more active than previously thought
On Earth, shifting tectonic plates reshuffle the planet's surface and make for a dynamic interior, so the absence of such...
Mars set to wink out behind the Moon
On the night of December 7-8, Mars will be at opposition - opposite the Sun's position in the sky. On...