During a live broadcast, NASA revealed the first results of one of the seven instruments on the Perseverance rover, which landed on Mars on February 18. The SuperCam, in addition to capturing images in very high definition, is equipped with a microphone that recorded sounds of the Martian wind as well as, the crackles generated… Read more »
The red planet has giving us some recent surprises since NASA’s Mars Perseverance rover, unexpectedly captured something out of the ordinary in low resolution. The image was caught using its left navigation camera which is integrated into the rover (Navcam) on 03/01/2021. The bizarre object is not a dust particle on the camera lens, considering… Read more »
Engineers from NASA are finalizing the design of a small helicopter that is estimated to be sent to Mars during the Mars 2020 mission. The apparatus will have to Fly in the thin atmosphere of the red planet, survive extremely cold nights and operate alone because it will be millions of miles from the nearest… Read more »
What does it take to be chosen by NASA to fly to space? Astronaut Chris Hadfield explains the path to becoming a space-farer and what you can do with all the knowledge you gain once your flying days are over.…
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The Curiosity rover has discovered ancient organic molecules on Mars, embedded within sedimentary rocks that are billions of years old. News Release: https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-finds-ancient-organic-material-mysterious-methane-on-mars Credit: NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center/Dan Gallagher Graphics from the NASA-TV broadcast of this discovery are available…
From its blood-like hue to its potential to sustain life, Mars has intrigued humankind for thousands of years. Learn how the red planet formed from gas and dust and what its polar ice caps mean for life as we know…
