Terraforming Mars - The 2020 Rover
12 Aug 2018, 08:09 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / There are now two years left before probably humanity's last rover before an actual human sets foot on Mars departs our home planet.
Mars Rover Gets Tools Needed to Collect Samples and Return Them to Earth
20 Aug 2019, 15:16 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / NASA plans to use the new Mars rover to collect samples of the Red Planet and send them back to Earth by the end of the next decade
T-Minus One Year Until Launch Window for Mars 2020 Mission Opens
18 Jul 2019, 09:46 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / In 2020, the Mars mission can depart at any time in the interval July 17 – August 5, depending on the weather and other factors
This Is How a Mars Rover Looks Like from Space
15 Jul 2019, 13:05 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) takes a photo of the Curiosity rover as it continues its mission in a region called Woodland Bay
Mars 2020 Rover Naming Competition Opens This Fall
26 Jun 2019, 15:53 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The naming competition for the new Mars rover will begin this fall, supported by Battelle Education and Future Engineers.
Dorky Video Explains How NASA Plans to Generate Oxygen on Mars
14 Jun 2019, 15:11 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / JPL systems engineer Jim Lewis explains in a NASA video how the MOXIE experiment on the Mars 2020 rover will generate oxygen
Missing Opportunity Rover Would Have Celebrated 15 on Mars on January 24
25 Jan 2019, 10:01 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The Opportunity rover celebrates its 15th anniversary on Mars, despite the fact that contact with it was lost in June last year
NASA Begins Poking Opportunity to Get it up and Running
13 Sep 2018, 12:13 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / NASA starts the contact procedure for the Opportunity much more determined than initially planned, calling the rover several times a day.
Opportunity Rover Still Lost on Mars as Huge Dust Storm Subsides
13 Aug 2018, 11:55 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / NASA still trying to get in touch with the Opportunity rover, nearly two months after it lost contact due to a severe dust storm on Mars
NASA Plans to Bring to Earth a Piece of Mars
10 Jul 2018, 14:58 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Starting with the Mars 2020 mission, NASA and the ESA will begin efforts to bring to Earth samples of Martian soil collected by rovers.
NASA's Curiosity Rover to Test Percussion Drilling Capabilities
21 May 2018, 06:40 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / NASA upgrades Curiosity's rover drill to be able to perform percussion drilling in an are enriched in clay minerals called Vera Rubin Ridge.
NASA to Send Helicopter to Mars on 2020 Rover Mission
14 May 2018, 06:42 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / NASA will deploy a small helicopter on Mars during the 2020 mission to prove the viability of heavier-than-air flight on the planet.
NASA's Mars InSight Mission Tours California Before First West Coast Launch
15 Mar 2018, 07:45 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / NASA tour California to present to the locals the goal and scope on the InSight mission, the first ever to be launched from the West Coast.
NASA’s New Mars Rover Begins Assembly at JPL
14 Mar 2018, 07:58 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / NASA's Mars 2020 reaches new milestone, as assembly operations for the spacecraft begun at JPL's Spacecraft Assembly Facility High Bay 1
Opportunity Rover Celebrates 14 Years on the Red Planet
1 Feb 2018, 13:43 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / In the 14 years it has been on the Red Planet, the Opportunity Rover traveled a total of 45 kilometers (28 miles) at a top speed of 0.18 km/h
Space Oddity: First Car to Reach Mars Will Launch on February 6th
30 Jan 2018, 10:21 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / SpaceX plans to launch the Falcon Heavy to Mars on February 6th. The rocket will carry Elons Musk's Tesla Roadster as a payload.
NASA Showcases Massive Mars Rover Concept Vehicle
7 Jun 2017, 14:36 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Ever wonder how a rover meant to be used on Mars would look? Well, NASA has exhibited a concept vehicle, but it looks too big for the trip to the Red Planet
NASA Closing In On Final Design For Mars Rover, It Will Look For Signs of Life
18 Jul 2016, 11:48 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / NASA will send another robot on Mars in 2020, and this one will look for signs of past life on The Red Planet. It does not have a name yet, but here's a sketch
Holland Is the Closest You Can Get to Mars Right Here on Earth, Says ESA
7 Dec 2015, 15:23 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / The European Space Agency is testing its own rovers for Mars exploration right in its backyard: a North Sea beach in Holland
The Martian Actors Take a Ride in New Mars Rover while Visiting NASA HQ
18 Sep 2015, 10:11 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / Hey, being famous comes with a lot o advantages. Not only do you get all the goodies in terms of cars and gadgets, but you can also talk with astronauts