life for Perseverance, the brave rover currently roaming the red planet some 132 million kilometers from Earth, is quite lonely. From the desolate and dusty landscape of Jezero Crater in a hurry Martian winds, life on Mars is not for the faint-hearted – or at least, for those who are outgoing. So, despite being a …
Mars Perseverance Sol 449 – Front Left Hazard Avoidance Camera: The same rock still in the left front wheel of the rover on sol 449, image acquired on May 26, 2022 (Sol 449). Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech How to choose a stone on[{” attribute=””>Mars? Sometimes you don’t— it chooses you. As we reported months ago, Perseverance acquired …
For the first time, the Ingenuity team on Earth lost contact with Ingenuity on floors 427 and 428, or Martian days that correspond to May 3 and 4. The small helicopter’s engineers spent a week investigating what could have caused the communication failure. The team discovered that the loss of contact occurred because Ingenuity experienced …
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Animation showing an artistic interpretation of the interior structure of Mars. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public domain Scientists from the Foundation for Applied Molecular Evolution announced today that ribonucleic acid (RNA), an analog of DNA that was likely the first genetic material of life, forms spontaneously on basalt lava glass. This glass was abundant on Earth 4.35 billion years ago. Similar basalts from this antiquity survive on Mars …
A daunting three-hour presentation to NASA management on the future of the MAVEN Mars orbiter was supposed to be the biggest challenge for the mission team earlier this year. But just as the presentation was going smoothly on Earth, the spacecraft itself was in serious trouble millions of miles away. As she finished leading the …
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A commercial crew spacecraft historical test mission … Recognize leadership of our[{” attribute=””>James Webb Space Telescope team … And a small spacecraft prepares for a unique mission around the Moon … a few of the stories to tell you about – This Week at NASA! Historic Boeing CST-100 Starliner test mission “Approaching the International Space …
This is the last we will see a selfie of NASA’s InSight lander on Mars. And judging by the amount of dust covering the lander’s solar panels, it’s easy to see why. (NASA, JPL-Caltech) Estimated reading time: 3-4 minutes PASADENA, Calif. — This is the last we’ll see a selfie of NASA’s InSight lander on …
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NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter completed a record-breaking 25th flight on April 8, 2022. The rotorcraft’s onboard navigation camera captured its longest, fastest flight to date on the Red Planet. The helicopter traveled 2,310 feet (704 meters) at a top speed of 12 mph (5.5 meters per second). Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech Further and faster than ever The …
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