NASA just released hundreds of stunning new images of Mars — here are some of the bestKevin ReillyJessica Orwig
NASA’s PerseveranceMarsrover provided a stunning panorama of its recently completedsample depot– a big milestone for the mission and humanity’s first collection of samples on another planet. The panorama, stitched together from 368 images that were sent to Earth, captures...
NASA's Curiosity Mars rover discovers evidence of ripples from an ancient Red Planet lake (images) This marks the fourth Mars year Curiosity has witnessed the occurrence of these clouds, which typically appear during early fall in the planet's southern hemisphere, according ...
These six images from NASA's Mars rover Curiosity show the two moons of Mars moments before (left three) and after (right three) the larger moon, Phobos, occulted Deimos on Aug. 1, 2013. On each side, the top image is earlier in time than the ones beneath it. (Image credit: NASA...
The post goes on to note that in addition to helping scientists create maps of Mars, the THEMIS allows them to identify the presence of everything from sandstone to salts. Laura Kerber of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, who works as Odyssey's deputy project scientist, was quoted saying, ...
NASA’s Perseverance roverrecently collected and stored thefirst sample of the mission’s newest science campaign. The sample came from a rock the science team calls “Berea” that is located near the top of Jezero Crater’s delta on Mars. ...
The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) recently passed its 15th anniversary leaving Earth behind to observe the red planet, and NASA is celebrating by recapping some of the robot's best images(Opens in a new window). You've probably seen some of them pop up over the last fe...
Since it landed, the mission has recorded the sounds of whirling dust storms, generated oxygen from CO2, and flown through the Martian skies. Now you can view Mars through the eyes and ears of NASA's Perseverance rover. ➡ You love Space. So do we. Let’s explore it together. The ...
Distant NASA spacecraft captures breathtaking views of volcano world Even when the ice melts or evaporates away, the rock flows remain, leaving telltale signs of Mars' diminished, but still active, geologic activity. Still, this ice is a far cry from Mars' days as awater world, when lakes...
Looking down on Elysium Planitia, the area of Mars where NASA's InSight lander touched down on Nov. 26, 2018. This image is a still from an animation created using imagery captured by the High Resolution Stereo Camera aboard Europe's Mars Express orbiter. (Image credit: DLR) InSight carries...