MARS

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Mars 2020 Rover Gets Its Wheels
Jun 21, 2019 (JPL)
"Now that's a Mars rover," said David Gruel, the Mars 2020 assembly, test, and launch operations manager at JPL. "With the suspension on, not only does it look ...
The Mast is raised for NASA's Mars 2020 rover
Jun 17, 2019 (JPL)
Full integration of the mast - a process that includes installation of science instrument sensors, electrical wiring and checkout - continued into the following...
Meteors explain Mars' cloud cover
Jun 17, 2019 (UPI)
The findings -- published Monday in the journal Nature Geoscience -- are a reminder of the connection between space and atmospheric dynamics. "We're used to thi...
Mars 2020 will blaze a trail for humans
Jun 13, 2019 (JPL)
While the science goal of the Mars 2020 rover is to look for signs of ancient life - it will be the first spacecraft to collect samples of the Martian surface, ...
Johnson-built device to help Mars 2020 rover search for signs of life
Jun 13, 2019 (SPX)
To keep the instrument working well, a team from the Astromaterials Research and Exploration Science (ARES) division at NASA's Johnson Space Center (JSC) recent...
Robotic arm will raise the support structure and help the Mole hammer
Jun 11, 2019 (SPX)
Tests with the Mole on Mars and replicas of the instrument located at DLR in Germany and at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, have provi...
Watch NASA Build Its Next Mars Rover
Jun 10, 2019 (JPL)
"There is so much happening and changing in the clean room, I come here every opportunity I get," said Mars 2020 project manager John McNamee of JPL. "It is gre...
Mars Helicopter Testing Enters Final Phase
Jun 10, 2019 (JPL)
"Nobody's built a Mars Helicopter before, so we are continuously entering new territory," said MiMi Aung, project manager for the Mars Helicopter at NASA's Jet ...
Massive Mars crater could have hosted life
Jun 06, 2019 (Sputnik)
In a brand new BBC2 series where he explores the history of our solar system over the last 4.5 billion years, Professor Brian Cox has revealed that "extraterres...
InSight's Team Tries New Strategy to Help the Mole
Jun 06, 2019 (JPL)
But the mole hasn't been able to dig deeper than about 12 inches (30 centimeters) below the Martian surface since Feb. 28, 2019. The device's support structure ...
'Fettuccine' may be most obvious sign of life on Mars
Jun 03, 2019 (SPX)
The bacterium that controls the formation of such rocks on Earth is ancient and thrives in harsh environments that are similar to conditions on Mars, said Unive...
The radiation showstopper for Mars exploration
Jun 02, 2019 (ESA)
Earth's magnetic field and atmosphere protect us from the constant bombardment of galactic cosmic rays - energetic particles that travel at close to the speed o...
NASA's Mars 2020 gets HD eyes
Jun 02, 2019 (JPL)
In this picture - taken on May 23, 2019, in the Spacecraft Assembly Facility's High Bay 1 clean room at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California - ...
Mars on Earth - what next?
Jun 02, 2019 (ESA)
A series of missions currently being planned will set a new bar for humankind's technological achievements as NASA and ESA aim to bring back samples from the Ma...
A European mission control for the Martian rover
May 31, 2019 (ESA)
The control centre will be the operational hub that orchestrates the roaming of the European-built laboratory on wheels, named after Rosalind Franklin, upon arr...
Comet inspires chemistry for making breathable oxygen on Mars
May 30, 2019 (SPX)
So, when we explore space, we need to bring our own oxygen supply. That is not ideal because a lot of energy is needed to hoist things into space atop a rocket,...
NASA's Curiosity Mars Rover Finds a Clay Cache
May 30, 2019 (JPL)
Both drill targets appear in a new selfie taken by the rover on May 12, 2019, the 2,405th Martian day, or sol, of the mission. This clay-enriched region, locate...
Europe to Mars and back
May 28, 2019 (ESA)
Has there ever been life on Mars? Reconstructing the history of our neighbouring planet and understanding how its evolution diverged from that of Earth is at th...
Getting ready for Mars - on the Space Station
May 28, 2019 (ESA)
As a new week starts on planet Earth, continuous research in orbit brings new knowledge about the challenges of making a trip to the Red Planet a reality. A cre...
NASA's Mars 2020 Mission Drops in on Death Valley
May 27, 2019 (JPL)
During the flight - one in a series - the helicopter (which is not part of the mission and was used just for testing) and its two-person crew flew a pre-planned...
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