06 September 2021
China develops prototype for its own Mars helicopter
... of less interest than scientists had hoped. As a result, the rover might not be sent there, says the Perseverance science team. Few details about what China’s own Mars’ helicopter will be equipped with have been...
26 April 2021
Ingenuity makes its third flight on Mars
...that will enable the addition of an aerial dimension to future Mars missions.” The Mastcam-Z imager aboard NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover, which is parked at “Van Zyl Overlook” and serving as a communications base station, captured video of Ingenuity...
17 March 2021
Like Venus, ancient water on Mars is trapped in its crust, new study says
Last year a new study revealed that Venus may be hiding oceans worth of water in its crust - a finding that challenged the long-held theory that our neighbouring “twin” planet lost its water to space. Now, researchers concentrating on our other ...
May 2021
NASA’s women of inspiration
... mid-February this year, the world witnessed NASA’s Perseverance rover land successfully on the surface of Mars and ...space sector. NASA s Ingenuity Mars helicopter seen from the Perseverance rover after it successfully completing a high-speed spin-up ...
14 February 2019
NASA says a final goodbye to Opportunity
... traveled more than 28 miles (45 kilometers) by the time it reached its most appropriate final resting spot on Mars – Perseverance Valley. "For more than a decade, Opportunity has been an icon in the field of planetary exploration, teaching us about...
12 November 2020
ESA and NASA to partner on Mars sample return mission
... drill and sample tubes that are among the cleanest hardware ever sent to space. Once on Mars, Perseverance will cache rock and soil samples in its collection tubes. It will then leave some of them on the...
