Uncategorized USTC unveils high-energy Mars battery with extended lifespan for exploration October 28, 2024
Uncategorized Latest Findings from China’s Lunar and Mars Exploration Missions 2022-2024 October 27, 2024
Uncategorized 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... Read more
Uncategorized 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... Read more
Uncategorized 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.... Read more
Uncategorized China's Mars orbiter sends back selfie video on Lunar New Year eve by Ensign February 1, 2022 0 China's Mars probe Tianwen-1 extended festival greetings to the Chinese people with stunning video footage captured by a camera on... Read more
Uncategorized China's cooperation with int'l space community fruitful by Ensign January 29, 2022 0 China has been engaged with the international space community over the past five years, yielding fruitful results in space science,... Read more
Uncategorized Crater tree rings by Ensign January 29, 2022 0 This feature could easily be mistaken for a tree stump with characteristic concentric rings. It's actually an impressive birds-eye view... Read more
Uncategorized Extremely harsh volcanic lake shows how life might have existed on Mars by Ensign January 29, 2022 0 A few specialist microbes survive conditions analogous to those of Mars' early history, reports a new publication in Frontiers in... Read more
Uncategorized Out of Pebble Purgatory by Ensign January 28, 2022 0 The final two pebbles hitching a ride aboard our rover's bit carousel are gone but not forgotten. I'll give you... Read more
Uncategorized Island in a lake of lava – the Martian volcano Jovis Tholus by Ensign January 27, 2022 0 These images, created using data acquired by the High Resolution Stereo Camera (HRSC) on board ESA's Mars Express orbiter, show... Read more
Uncategorized NASA's MRO Finds Water Flowed on Mars Longer Than Previously Thought by Ensign January 27, 2022 0 Mars once rippled with rivers and ponds billions of years ago, providing a potential habitat for microbial life. As the... Read more