Tag: Mars
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Ocean Worlds: Water in the Solar System and Beyond
The story of oceans is the story of life. Life as we know it requires three ingredients: energy, organic molecules, and liquid water. Our search for life beyond Earth is, in part, a search for planets and moons that harbor…
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NASA’s Curiosity Captures Martian Morning, Afternoon in New ‘Postcard’
Lighting from two times of day was combined for a stunning view of terrain that the rover is leaving behind.
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Cloudspotting on Mars Project Extended!
The forecast for the Cloudspotting on Mars project is cloudy. And that’s a good thing! The Cloudspotting on Mars citizen science project has received additional funding from NASA’s Mars Data Analysis Program to search for clouds in more Mars data.…
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SAM’s Top 5 Discoveries Aboard NASA’s Curiosity Rover at Mars
“Selfie” of the Curiosity rover with inset showing the SAM instrument prior to installation on the rover.
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10 Things: Dust in the Wind (on Mars and Well Beyond)
To most of us, dust is an annoyance. But these tiny particles that float about and settle on surfaces play an important role across the solar system.
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What does a Solar Eclipse Look Like on Mars?
This is the most zoomed-in, highest frame-rate observation of a Phobos solar eclipse ever taken from the surface of Mars.
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One Year on Mars: Celebrate with the Perseverance Team
Join the celebration as the Mars 2020 mission team shares their stories marking the one-year anniversary of Perseverance’s dramatic landing with events online and in-person.
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NASA-JPL’s ‘On a Mission’ Podcast New Season Rolls Out With Mars Rovers
With the first episode available now, Season Four shares the personal stories of the people who’ve helped put NASA’s six-wheeled explorers on the Red Planet.
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‘Roving With Perseverance’: NASA Mars Rover and Helicopter Models on Tour
Catch Mars mania as a traveling exhibit visits more than a dozen towns across the U.S. with lifelike models of NASA’s Perseverance rover and Ingenuity helicopter.
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NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Flies Faster, Farther on Third Flight
The craft’s April 25 flight was conducted at speeds and distances beyond what had ever been previously demonstrated, even in testing on Earth.