Mars Express sets data relay record
ESA's Mars Express spacecraft recently conducted tests in which it relayed data gathered by NASA's Perseverance rover back to Earth....
Losing the Rhythm – Sols 3648-3649
Curiosity was parked amongst beautiful, rhythmically layered bedrock in our previous workspace. The term rhythmic is used to describe fine...
Perseverance activities at Amalik outcrop
On Sol 579 (October 6, 2022), Perseverance collected a sedimentary sample named "Mageik," the mission's 14th rock core, from the...
MAVEN observes Martian light show caused by major solar storm
For the first time in its eight years orbiting Mars, NASA's MAVEN mission witnessed two different types of ultraviolet aurorae...
Earth's oldest stromatolites and the search for life on Mars
The earliest morphological traces of life on Earth are often highly controversial, both because non-biological processes can produce relatively similar...
University of Southern Queensland scientist unveils further proof of salty water on Mars
It may be known as a rocky, red planet but evidence is mounting that salty water exists at the base...
Martian Sausages: Sols 3641-3642
We are perched just below the "Marker Band," a thin dark band whose origin is unclear. As Michelle noted yesterday,...
Perseverance seals up Sample tube 14.
The team is making progress identifying and implementing a fix that will allow a seal to cap off the rover's...
Mars's crust more complex, evolved than previously thought
Early crust on Mars may be more complex than previously thought-and it may even be similar to our own planet's...
Inmarsat Government selects Rocket Lab to develop L-Band Radio
Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) has been selected by Inmarsat Government as partner to develop and manufacture an L-band...