NASA’s Perseverance rover breaks the record for longest road trip on Mars
To celebrate this out-of-this-world achievement, we’re going to take a quick look at the history of this record…
Mars’s Ancient Clay Holds the Same Organic Molecules That May Have Sparked Life on Earth
A large group of scientists, including astrobiologists at the University of Florida, geophysicists and engineers at NASA’s Jet…
NASA finds a giant field of geometric cracks that may hold new clues to water on Mars
NASA’s Curiosity rover has sent back one of its most striking views of Mars yet: a valley floor…
A Sea of Tiny Honeycomb Cracks on Mars Could Show How Water Hold Clues to Ancient Water
A close-up photo of the honeycomb field. Image credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS For years, NASA’s Curiosity rover has been climbing…
NASA rover finds massive honeycomb patterns on Mars
Mars has surprised scientists once again — and this time, the discovery looks almost too perfectly designed to…
NASA Mars Rover Discovers Field of Mesmerizing Polygons
A vast field of mesmerizing polygons has left Mars scientists enthralled. Don’t be mistaken: NASA didn’t send a…
NASA’s Curiosity Mars Rover Discovers Field of Honeycomb Textures
As NASA’s Curiosity rover recently began climbing up a Martian valley nicknamed “Valle Grande,” it sent back images…
Establishing Crew Exposure Limits of Martian Dust
Human exploration of Mars will expose crews to a persistent, fine particulate environment whose physicochemical properties and health…
NASA’s Curiosity Rover is Investigating Unusual Polygon Structures That Look Like a “Giant Martian Honeycomb”
An unusual discovery on the Red Planet has revealed an odd-looking series of polygon-shaped structures, documented in new…
NASA Uses Mineralogical Marker to Understand Ancient Martian Climate
While NASA imagery has shown evidence of ancient rivers and lakes on Mars that transitioned to dry dunes,…
NASA’s Curiosity Rover Got Its Drill Stuck on a Rock. Here’s How They Freed It
While it has enabled many exciting discoveries, the Curiosity Rover has also encountered its share of setbacks. The…
Watch NASA’s Curiosity Rover Struggle to Break Loose From a Rock on Mars
It’s tough being a robot trekking along the dry, arid terrain of another planet with no humans around.…