September 10, 2025 8:11 pm
The Perseverance team has been gathering samples from Sapphire Canyon in the hope of eventually returning fragments of the Red Planet to Earth.
August 07, 2024 3:33 pm
Machine learning algorithms will be used to detect organic compounds in the Martian samples.
January 31, 2023 2:57 pm
NASA's Perseverance rover has dropped the tenth and last sample tube that will form a backup "sample depot" on the red planet. Here is how the space agency plans to return them to Earth and what it looking for.
January 06, 2023 7:03 pm
NASA's Perseverance Rover has dropped a fourth sample tube on the Martian surface. These four are part of the ten samples that will be left on the planet's surface as a backup for the Mars Sample Return Program.
December 14, 2022 11:42 am
The Martian dust devil sounds strikingly similar to dust devils on Earth, although quieter since Mars’ thin atmosphere makes for more muted sounds and less forceful wind, according to the researchers.
December 10, 2022 1:59 pm
NASA's Perseverance rover has collected and stored its first samples of Martian regolith (broken down rocks and dust).
November 26, 2022 8:06 am
Good Night Oppy movie review: Inspired by the films of Steven Spielberg and George Lucas, the new Prime Video documentary will delight audiences of all ages.
June 30, 2022 9:07 pm
The sedimentary rocks of the "Enchanted Lake" make it a good location to look for signs of early life on Mars.
April 13, 2021 6:59 am
If things go as planned, Ingenuity, a 1.8-kilogram rotorcraft, will become the first helicopter to fly on another planet.
February 25, 2021 5:29 pm
The image shared on Thursday shows immense detail of NASA's Perseverance rover's landing site at the Jezero crater.
February 22, 2021 12:16 pm
Once the software is up to date and the rover is ready to explore, it will search for signs of ancient microbial life on the planet.






