NASA Ingenuity Helicopter Sends Back Stunning HD Views of Martian Dunes
14 Jul 2021, 08:23 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / NASA Ingenuity helicopter has powered through its most challenging flight yet on Mars.During this flight it didn't miss the chance to snap some stunning images.
NASA Ingenuity Helicopter Smashes Speed Record on Mars for Its Ninth Flight
6 Jul 2021, 14:19 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / NASA's Ingenuity helicoper has broken his speed record on the Red Planet in what was the most challenging flight for the rotorcraft.
NASA Perseverance Rover Gets a Speed Boost With Enhanced Auto-Navigation System
2 Jul 2021, 15:47 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / NASA Perseverance rover is slowly taking charge of the drive by itself on the Red Planet. The enhanced auto-navigation system will boost up the rover speed.
ExoMars Mission Parachutes Get Dropped From 18 Miles High, Still Some Issues
2 Jul 2021, 12:11 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The European Space Agency conducted the first high-altitude drop test of the two parachutes that will land ExoMars on the Red Planet in 2023
Ever Wondered How NASA Perseverance Rover Takes Selfies on Mars?
28 Jun 2021, 14:28 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / NASA Perseverance rover took a selfie with its little buddy Ingenuity on April 6th. Now, the agency is explaning what took to create the historical image.
How Big a Hole Should Humans Dig on Mars to Find Its Secrets?
28 Jun 2021, 13:49 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Imaginary exploration of possible digging operations on Mars reveals it could take up to 300 years to go through 3 miles (5 km) of soil
At the Rate Things Are Going, American Rovers Might Find Chinese Cities on Mars
28 Jun 2021, 08:23 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / China is accelerating the pace of its space exploration program, and, aside from seemingly unlimited resources, it has a game-changing simplicity of thinking
China Releases Video Footage and Audio of Its Zhurong Rover on Mars
27 Jun 2021, 21:19 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / On May 17th, the China National Space Administration (CNSA) released a video footage and audio of its Zhurong rover roaming on the Red Planet.
China Landing Site on Mars Looks Weirdly Blue, Special Glasses Reveal a Surprise
23 Jun 2021, 08:58 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The University of Arizona releases yet another image of the landing site of the Chinese Tianwen-1 mission to Mars that landed in May
After Surviving a Wild Ride on Mars, NASA Ingenuity Takes to the Martian Sky
14 Jun 2021, 11:59 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / After encountering a mid-flight anomaly on May 22nd, NASA's Ingenuity helicopter is back up and running. The helicopter successfully completed its 7th flight.
NASA Perseverance Rover Starts Searching for Signs of Ancient Microbial Life
11 Jun 2021, 12:27 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / NASA Perseverance rover started its first science campaign on Mars. It will search for signs of ancient microscopic life in a new area in the Jazero Crater
Chinese Rover Looks Weirdly Comical in Photo From Mars That Shames NASA
11 Jun 2021, 11:43 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The Chinese space agency releases what may be considered the first proper photos of a human-made object on Mars, shows the Zhurong from a distance
Photo From Space Shows Chinese Hardware on Mars, Slightly Damaged Planet Surface
9 Jun 2021, 13:17 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The Chinese space agency released a photo taken by the Tianwen orbiter showing the landing spot of the Zhurong and the damage the procedure caused to the planet
Replica ExoMars Rover Driving on Mock Martian Terrain Looks Surprisingly Real
4 Jun 2021, 12:10 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The European Space agency is texting a double of the ExoMars rover in a special facility in Italy as it's getting ready to launch the mission in 2023
NASA InSight Spacecraft Gets Dirty to Boost Its Power Levels on Mars
4 Jun 2021, 09:20 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / NASA InSight Mars lander used its robotic arm to scoop up sand and trickle it next to its solar panels in order to clear them up and gain some energy.
100 Martian Days for the Perseverance Rover, the Red Planet Adventure Goes On
2 Jun 2021, 08:04 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / It's been 100 Martian Days since the Perseverance rover calls Mars home. The spacecraft landed on the Red Planet on February 18.
NASA Curiosity Rover Snaps Photos of Iridescent Clouds on Mars
30 May 2021, 13:37 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / Recently, NASA showed us some stunning pictures of glowing, pastel clouds on Mars. These formations are most likely to made of dry ice due to the high altitude.
Martian Swiss Cheese Terrain Looks Like Petri Dish Cells Under a Microscope
30 May 2021, 08:14 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Shots taken by the HiRISE camera of the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter shows incredible features of the Martian terrain in the southern polar region
NASA Ingenuity Encounters Anomaly on Its Sixth Flight on Mars
28 May 2021, 09:24 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / NASA Ingenuity had some troubles on its sixth flight. The helicopter was supposed to snap pictures of a region to the west on Mars when it started to wobble.
ExoMars Rover Parachutes Tested Horizontally, High-Altitude Drop Coming Next
26 May 2021, 09:45 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The European Space Agency is ready to move parachute testing for the ExoMars rover to the next stage, a high-altitude drop