With NASA ramping up efforts to put humans back on the moon and launch the first-ever crewed mission to Mars, the space agency has released information outlining suggested changes to rules on how we protect both places from possible biological contam…
It might be a long weekend in the U.S., but on Mars, the Curiosity rover doesn’t get holidays off.
Typically, the Curiosity team will plan out all the rover’s activities over the weekend, then leave the rover to execute those plans while they take a …
If you’ve ever wanted to take a trip to Mars to view the local sights, you’ll have to wait a while until the transport and infrastructure is ready for humans to visit another planet. But for now, the European Space Agency (ESA) is offering the next bes…
NASA has announced another delay to the launch of its Mars-bound Perseverance rover. In a message posted on the rover’s own Twitter account on Tuesday, June 30, the space agency said that due to processing delays in uniting the rover with the United …
Excitement is building for the launch of NASA’s Mars 2020 mission on July 20.
Heading to the red planet will be the Perseverance rover and Ingenuity, a small helicopter that’s set to become the first-ever aircraft to fly on another planet.
NASA’s Jet…
Both the public and the space community are waiting with bated breath for the launch of the Perseverance rover this summer. The rover will travel to Mars and search for signs of ancient life, including collecting samples of Martian rock and soil.
How…
In just a few months, NASA will launch its newest rover, Perseverance, on its journey to Mars. The rover will search for evidence of ancient life on the planet, including the collection of martian rock and soil samples. And if you’ve ever wondered how …
NASA’s InSight lander has been struggling to breach the martian surface with its self-hammering heat probe, called the mole, for over a year now. But progress has been made, and NASA recently announced that techniques the engineers have been trying i…
NASA’s Perseverance rover is gearing up for its mission to Mars in just two months’ time. The latest step in the launch preparations is readying the rover and its descent stage to be attached to the Atlas V rocket that will transport it in a process …
The coronavirus pandemic has led to millions of people around the world swapping their regular office for a home-based alternative.
NASA, for example, last month instructed all of its employees nationwide to work from home in an effort to protect the…