China is only the third nation to have successfully managed a soft landing on Mars after the Soviet Union and United States. It is also the first nation to land a Mars rover on its first attempt. "At present," said CNSA, "the rover is carrying out preparations for leaving the landing p...
Curiosity has taken a little jaunt inside Gale Crater and here is an image of the wheel tracks to prove it! This image was taken by the right Navigation Camera on the rover Curiosity on Sol 16 (2012-08-22 15:00:53 UTC). UPDATE:See our new article from today’s press briefing with ...
Scientists believe that these storms may have had some role to play in transforming the planet into the freezing, dry desert it is today. This map of the Red Planet shows Jezero Crater, where NASA's Mars 2020 rover is scheduled to land in February 2021. Also included are the locations w...
NASA and Lockheed Martin's Mars landing plan revolves around deploying a manned Orion rocket to get a team of astronauts to the base camp, from where they will use a MADV to reach the surface of the planet. "Sending humans to Mars has always been a part of science fiction, but today w...