Perseverance Samples in Review: 2021 by Ensign December 29, 2021 0 As the 2021 calendar year comes to a close, it's nice to sit back and reflect on all the progress...
Earth and Mars were formed from inner Solar System material by Ensign December 28, 2021 0 Earth and Mars were formed from material that largely originated in the inner Solar System; only a few percent of...
Perseverance and the Search Amongst the Sand by Ensign December 27, 2021 0 Since February 18, 2021, Perseverance has been exploring the Jezero crater floor, including an exposure of rock and sand that...
Holiday Prepping on Mar: Sols 3333-3343 by Ensign December 27, 2021 0 On Mars, like Earth, we are prepping for the holidays. Today we planned an eleven sol plan which will take...
An icy spring at the Martian South Pole by Ensign December 27, 2021 0 In addition to its enormous volcanoes, huge rift valley systems, and dried-up crater lakes and river valleys, the ice caps...
Red velvet Mars by Ensign December 27, 2021 0 Like a sprinkle of powdered sugar on a rich red velvet cake, this scene from the ESA/Roscosmos ExoMars Trace Gas...
Lost in space: Rocky planets formed from missing solar system material by Ensign December 27, 2021 0 By looking at the range of isotopic variations in terrestrial and meteoritic samples, a Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) scientist...
NASA's Mars helicopter Ingenuity notches 18th flight by Ensign December 21, 2021 0 The Mars helicopter Ingenuity traveled 754 feet at 5.6 mph on its 18th flight on the Red Planet, NASA has...
How NASA's Psyche Mission Will Explore an Unexplored World by Ensign December 21, 2021 0 Launching in August 2022 and arriving at the asteroid belt in 2026, NASA's Psyche spacecraft will orbit a world we...
Cliffs and notches keeps Curiosity team busy: Sols 3330-3332 by Ensign December 19, 2021 0 We had quite a few special investigations lately, which took the front seat (read: all our power and time) lately....