Watch Live from JPL as the Mars 2020 Rover Is Being Built
10 Jun 2019, 09:00 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / A live webcam at NASA's JPL in Pasadena, California, shows in real time all that goes on in the bay where the rover is being assembled
Mars 2020 Rover Gets HD Color Cameras That Zoom
4 Jun 2019, 15:41 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Mars 2020 rover is fitted with two Mastcam-Z high-definition cameras with a resolution of less than one-and-a-half inches (38 mm) from over 330 feet away
Curiosity Rover Snaps a Selfie, Shows Us Martian Clay as Telltale Sign of Water
30 May 2019, 15:40 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The last surviving rover on Mars, Curiosity, struck a rich deposit of clay, a good indication that at one point there was liquid water on Mars
Your Name Can Land on Mars with the 2020 Rover
22 May 2019, 09:58 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Submission period for names that are to be sent to Mars on the 2020 mission is open, over 350,000 requests in the first day
Dusty InSight Shows Up in Martian Selfie
8 May 2019, 13:53 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / NASA InSight lander sends back images showing its solar panels covered in a blanket of Martian dust, machine not affected by it
Watch Clouds Move Above Mars as the Sun Rises and Sets
2 May 2019, 09:05 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Weeks after sending back data on a Martian quake, NASA's InSight lander sends back photos showing clouds and the Martian sunrise and sunset
NASA Insight Feels and Hears a Marsquake
24 Apr 2019, 09:53 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / NASA Insight Seismic Experiment for Interior Structure (SEIS) instrument detected a mild tremor on April 6, possibly an Marsquake
Mars Moons Phobos and Deimos Pass in Front of the Sun, Curiosity Takes Photos
5 Apr 2019, 10:01 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Curiosity uses camera to capture images of both Martian moons, Phobos and Deimos, as they passed in front of the Sun last month.
NASA Orion Spacecraft Conducts First Altitude Abort System Test
29 Mar 2019, 15:03 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The Northrop Grumman Orion capsule performed on March 20 a static hot-fire test of the Launch Abort System Attitude Control Motor
Insect-Like NASA Mars Helicopter Shows Up in Official Photos
29 Mar 2019, 10:04 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The Mars Helicopter was airborne for one minute at an altitude of 2 inches (5 centimeters) and proved that it can fly in a Mars-like atmosphere
NASA Reveals Mars 2020 Already Landed on Mars Several Times During Simulations
25 Mar 2019, 16:46 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / NASA tests the systems of the Mars 2020 rover in simulated landings conducted at the beginning of the year inside its facilities
InSight Lander Films a 27 Seconds Solar Eclipse on Mars
13 Mar 2019, 15:02 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The entire eclipse lasted only 27 seconds, and the photo sequence that makes up the GIF compresses about 14 minutes of footage taken around noon
This Is the Last Panorama Opportunity Send to Earth Before It Died
13 Mar 2019, 13:00 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Opportunity's parting shot panorama is made of 354 individual images taken with the Panoramic Camera right before the rover went dark
SpaceX Starship to Get Raptor Engine This Week
13 Mar 2019, 10:45 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The Raptor is an engine built by SpaceX and fueled by cryogenic liquid methane and liquid oxygen that will power the crew-capable Starship
NASA Gets $21 Billion Budget to Go Explore the Moon and Mars
12 Mar 2019, 10:55 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The budget seems to be solid enough for the agency to go forward with most of its plans for the future, including a return to the Moon and missions to Mars
All Hail Oppy, the Little Rover that Could
23 Feb 2019, 11:27 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The MER-B rover, affectionately called Oppy, lasted for a total of 15 years and trekked across Mars more than any other human-made vehicle
InSight Sends Home Mars Weather Reports for All to See. Daily
20 Feb 2019, 15:47 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / InSight will collect weather information every second for the next two years to form a picture of Mars weather and seasons
Elon Musk Says a Trip to Mars Could Be Cheaper than a House on Earth
14 Feb 2019, 15:50 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Musk says that should the volume of people going to the Red Planet be sufficient, a ticket could cost “less than $500k & maybe even below $100k.”
RIP Opportunity: NASA Gives Up on Extraordinary Mars Rover
14 Feb 2019, 11:02 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / NASA announced it is officially ending efforts to resurrect the Opportunity rover, after more than half a year of failed attempts
NASA to Reveal Fate of Opportunity Rover on Wednesday
13 Feb 2019, 10:35 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Earth lost contact with the Martian rover on June 10, 2018, at a time when the neighbouring planet was engulfed in a massive sand storm