traveled 293 million miles to reach Mars over the course of more than six months after launching on a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Station on July 30. It will remain on Mars for nearly two years, searching for signs of ancient life and exploring the planet...
The Voyager Golden Records are two phonograph records that were included aboard both Voyager spacecraft launched in 1977. The records contain sounds and images selected to portray the diversity of life and culture on Earth, and are intended for any intelligent extraterrestrial life form, or for fut...
With nuclear-thermal propulsion, getting to Mars could take as little as two months instead of nine, depending on the path taken, engineers said. And reducing the trip time would have the advantage of limiting the supplies needed for such a journey. ...
25, 2021 to orbit the sun, and will focus on uncovering the secrets behind the universe's origins—the big bang and the first light in the universe, the assembly of galaxy formations, the birth of stars and planetary systems, and even the origin of life itself. The first photo is ...
life. If you are a SciFi fan you may recognize this movie poster parody.Life Looks For Life. Vita quaerit vitae.Update:I was just on Deutsche Welle talking about the Europa Clipper mission – as well as ESA’s Juice mission – and how they will work in tandem exploring the icy worlds...
NASA hopes to bring the first Martian rock samples back to Earth to be analyzed for evidence of ancient lifeFacebook Twitter Print Email Associated PressVideo CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The biggest, most sophisticated Mars rover ever built — a car-size vehicle bristling with cameras, ...
During a post-landing NASA press conference, the astronauts on the International Space Station called down to congratulate the mission team and said they “got some goosebumps” watching the coverage. Ad Feedback NASA celebrates the InSight landing on Mars. ...
As NASA notes in its press releases, a primary objective for "Percy's" mission on Mars is astrobiology research that includes the search for ancient microbial life. NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover took a selfie with the Ingenuity helicopter, seen here about 13 feet (3.9 meters) from...
Other scientists have already made efforts to end speculation, declaring emphatically that the findings will not be "proof" of life on Mars. "This is going to be a disappointment," said Chris McKay, a NASA space scientist at Ames Research Center at Moffett Field, Calif. "The press descriptio...
A massive NASA spacecraft is ready to set sail for Jupiter and its moon Europa. The craft named Europa Clipper will peer beneath the moon's icy crust and determine whether conditions there could support life.