NASA to Explore Two Landing Options for Returning Samples from Mars
Jan 7, 2025 · NASA is expected to confirm the program – and its design – in the second half of 2026. “Pursuing two potential paths forward will ensure that NASA is able to bring these samples back from Mars with significant cost and schedule saving compared to the previous plan,” said NASA Administrator Bill Nelson.
What ‘Perseverance’ Means on Mars and for Our NASA Family
3 days ago · The Mars 2020 rover team has truly embodied the rover’s namesake — from working together to launch the Perseverance rover during a global pandemic, to navigating the impact of the recent California wildfires. Over the last month, members of the rover’s family at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and Caltech have faced many challenges due ...
NASA’s Curiosity Rover Discovers a Surprise in a Martian Rock
Jul 18, 2024 · NASA’s Curiosity captured this close-up image of a rock nicknamed “Snow Lake” on June 8, 2024, the 4,209th Martian day, or sol, of the mission. Nine days earlier, the rover had crushed a similar-looking rock and revealed crystalline textures — and elemental sulfur — inside.
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4 days ago · Mars 2020: Perseverance Rover. NASA’s Mars Perseverance rover seeks signs of ancient life and collects samples of rock and regolith for possible Earth return.
Avalanches, Icy Explosions, and Dunes: NASA Is Tracking New Year on Mars
Dec 20, 2024 · This image was captured by NASA’s now-inactive Mars Global Surveyor. NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS Fast, warm wind has carved the spiral shapes over eons, and the troughs act as channels for springtime wind gusts that become more powerful as ice at the north pole starts to thaw.
Avalanches, Icy Explosions, and Dunes: NASA Is Tracking New Year on Mars
Dec 20, 2024 · Martian spring involves lots of cracking ice, which led to this 66-foot-wide (20-meter-wide) chunk of carbon dioxide frost captured in freefall by the HiRISE camera aboard NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter in 2015.
Reaching New Heights to Unravel Deep Martian History! - Science@NASA
Sep 16, 2024 · The key to understanding the past, present or future potential for life on Mars can be found in NASA’s four… National Aeronautics and Space Administration NASA explores the unknown in air and space, innovates for the benefit of …
NASA’s Perseverance Rover Scientists Find Intriguing Mars Rock
Jul 25, 2024 · A vein-filled rock is catching the eye of the science team of NASA’s Perseverance rover. Nicknamed “Cheyava Falls” by the team, the arrowhead-shaped rock contains fascinating traits that may bear on the question of whether Mars …
NASA says it found possible signs of life on Mars. There are a
Jul 26, 2024 · Yesterday, NASA announced that a rock spotted on Mars by its Perseverance rover contained some of the best signs yet that ancient microbial life may have once existed on the Red Planet.
NASA exploring 2 options to lower costs, speed up Mars ... - CBS News
Jan 7, 2025 · After an independent review concluded NASA's plans to robotically collect and return rock and soil samples from Mars could cost up to $11 billion, NASA "pulled the plug" and is focusing on...