21 December 2018
InSight deploys its first instrument on Mars
... based at the agency’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, California. Like one of NASA's other famous rovers – Curiosity – which is currently drilling holes on the Vera Rubin Ridge, InSight has a full-scale working model, aptly...
13 March 2019
'Marscopter' to accompany rover on Mars 2020 mission
... ambles over the martian surface looking for clues to help decipher this planet’s past. Rovers such as Curiosity and Opportunity not only have a certain charm about them, they are undoubtedly integral to furthering our...
29 April 2020
Scientists discover ancient nitrogen-bearing organic material in martian meteorite
... compounds on Mars. Just last month, astrobiologists reported the discovery of an intriguing group of organic compounds found by the Curiosity rover in dried-up mud in the Gale Crater. Because sediment patterns show that a lot of water was present...
18 June 2020
Countdown to NASA’s new Mars rover launch
..., gently setting down the robotic explorer on its legs and wheels the same way the rover Curiosity landed. At any rate, that’s the plan for landing NASA’s newest rover, this one destined to analyse...
18 February 2021
Success for NASA as Perseverance lands on Mars
... touched down intact. Steve Jurczyk, acting NASA Administrator said of the landing; “It’s amazing to have Perservance join Curiosity on Mars. What a credit to the team. What an amazing team to work through all of the adversity and all...
14 May 2021
China is about to land its Zhurong rover on Mars
... 1.8 metres tall and weighing 240 kilograms, Zhurong, named after an ancient fire god, is smaller than NASA’s Curiosity rover but slightly larger than the now-defunct Spirit and Opportunity rovers. It is powered by solar panels...
