NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Team Says Goodbye … for Now
The final downlink shift by the Ingenuity team was a time to reflect on a highly successful mission — and to prepare the first aircraft on another world for its new role.
NASA Sets Path to Return Mars Samples, Seeks Innovative Designs
The agency is asking the NASA community to work together to develop a revised plan that leverages innovation and proven technology.
NASA Invites Media to Mars Sample Return Update
Mars Sample Return has been a major long-term goal of international planetary exploration for the past two decades.
Rock Sampled by NASA's Perseverance Embodies Why Rover Came to Mars
The 24th sample taken by the six-wheeled scientist offers new clues about Jezero Crater and the lake it may have once held.
NASA's Curiosity Searches for New Clues About Mars' Ancient Water
The rover has arrived at an area that may show evidence liquid water flowed on this part of Mars for much longer than previously thought.
Team Assessing SHERLOC Instrument on NASA's Perseverance Rover
Engineers are working to stabilize a dust cover on one of the science instrument’s cameras.
After Three Years on Mars, NASA's Ingenuity Helicopter Mission Ends
NASA has proven powered, controlled flight is possible on other worlds, just as the Wright brothers proved it was possible on Earth.
20 Years After Landing: How NASA's Twin Rovers Changed Mars Science
This month marks the 20th anniversary of Spirit and Opportunity’s landing on Mars, part of a mission whose legacy will extend far into the future.
NASA's Curiosity Rover Captures a Martian Day, From Dawn to Dusk
Videos from the rover show its shadow moving across the Martian surface during a 12-hour sequence while Curiosity remained parked.
NASA's Perseverance Rover Deciphers Ancient History of Martian Lake
Now at 1,000 days on Mars, the mission has traversed an ancient river and lake system, collecting valuable samples along the way.
NASA's MAVEN Observes the Disappearing Solar Wind
NASA’s MAVEN (Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN) mission observed the dramatic and unexpected “disappearance” of a stream of charged particles constantly emanating off the Sun, known as the solar wind.
NASA Orbiter Snaps Stunning Views of Mars Horizon
The Odyssey orbiter captured clouds and dust in the Red Planet’s skies, along with one of its two tiny moons.
NASA Uses Two Worlds to Test Future Mars Helicopter Designs
Engineers will go beyond the ends of the Earth to find more performance for future Mars helicopters.
NASA's Mars Fleet Will Still Conduct Science While Lying Low
Rovers and orbiters will continue collecting limited data during a two-week communications pause due to the position of Earth, the Sun, and the Red Planet.
NASA's Curiosity Rover Clocks 4,000 Days on Mars
The mission team is making sure the robotic scientist is staying strong, despite wear and tear from its 11-year journey.
NASA Technologies Receive Multiple Nods in TIME Inventions of 2023
MOXIE, the oxygen-generating experiment aboard NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover, is among the technologies honored by the magazine.
NASA Is Locating Ice on Mars With This New Map
The map could help the agency decide where the first astronauts to the Red Planet should land. The more available water, the less missions will need to bring.
NASA's Perseverance Captures Dust-Filled Martian Whirlwind
The six-wheeled geologist spotted the twister as part of an atmospheric exploration of Jezero Crater.
Historic Wind Tunnel Facility Testing NASA's Mars Ascent Vehicle Rocket
The same facility that provided valuable testing for NASA missions to low-Earth orbit and the Moon is now helping the agency prepare to launch the first rocket from Mars.
NASA Releases Independent Review's Mars Sample Return Report
The agency established the board in May 2023 to evaluate the technical, cost, and schedule plans prior to confirmation of the mission’s design.
Autonomous Systems Help NASA's Perseverance Do More Science on Mars
A computer pilot helps NASA’s six-wheeled geologist as it searches for rock samples that could be brought to Earth for deeper investigation.
NASA's Curiosity Reaches Mars Ridge Where Water Left Debris Pileup
Believed to be a remnant of powerful ancient debris flows, Gediz Vallis Ridge is a destination long sought by the rover’s science team.
NASA's Oxygen-Generating Experiment MOXIE Completes Mars Mission
Riding with the Perseverance rover, the instrument has proved to be a viable technology for astronauts on Mars to produce oxygen for fuel and breathing.
NASA, Partners Study Ancient Life in Australia to Inform Mars Search
NASA is working with its international partners to study the ancient Earth as it relates to Mars