Mars 2020 Now Testing Its Instruments at JPL
28 Oct 2019, 10:05 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The American space agency announced last week the rover is now at JPL’s Simulator Building, where it is undergoing final testing
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
This Is How NASA Plans to Land the 2020 Rover on Mars
3 Jul 2019, 15:48 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The 2020 rover's Terrain-Relative Navigation system will guide the spacecraft down towards a safe landing in the Jezero crater on Mars
Artemis Moon Program Science Payloads Announced by NASA
2 Jul 2019, 15:51 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / NASA announces the list of 12 science and technology payloads that will be included in the recently born Artemis Moon program
Mars 2020 Rover Turns Handyman as Robotic Arm Installed
1 Jul 2019, 09:59 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Five electric motors are used to drive the arm of the rover, and the five joints allow it to bend to the required angle for the task ahead
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.
This Is How the Wheels NASA's New Rover Will Use Look Like
21 Jun 2019, 09:14 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The wheels you see fitted on the machine are not the actual ones the rover will use in its mission, but they are engineering models
Watch Live from JPL as the Mars 2020 Rover Is Being Built
10 Jun 2019, 09:00 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / A live webcam at NASA's JPL in Pasadena, California, shows in real time all that goes on in the bay where the rover is being assembled
Curiosity Rover Snaps a Selfie, Shows Us Martian Clay as Telltale Sign of Water
30 May 2019, 15:40 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The last surviving rover on Mars, Curiosity, struck a rich deposit of clay, a good indication that at one point there was liquid water on Mars
This Is the Last Panorama Opportunity Send to Earth Before It Died
13 Mar 2019, 13:00 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Opportunity's parting shot panorama is made of 354 individual images taken with the Panoramic Camera right before the rover went dark
All Hail Oppy, the Little Rover that Could
23 Feb 2019, 11:27 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The MER-B rover, affectionately called Oppy, lasted for a total of 15 years and trekked across Mars more than any other human-made vehicle
RIP Opportunity: NASA Gives Up on Extraordinary Mars Rover
14 Feb 2019, 11:02 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / NASA announced it is officially ending efforts to resurrect the Opportunity rover, after more than half a year of failed attempts
NASA to Reveal Fate of Opportunity Rover on Wednesday
13 Feb 2019, 10:35 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Earth lost contact with the Martian rover on June 10, 2018, at a time when the neighbouring planet was engulfed in a massive sand storm
ExoMars Rover Named After English Scientist Rosalind Franklin
11 Feb 2019, 15:55 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Franklin was a British scientist who made major contributions to the understanding of the fine molecular structures of DNA, RNA, and viruses
Curiosity Rover Shoots 360 Video of Rock Hall on Mars
11 Feb 2019, 10:22 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Presently NASA’s only working rover on the Martian surface, Curiosity’s main task is to dig holes into the soil and learn more about its composition
Curiosity Sends Back New Selfie from Mars, Pack Its Bags for a New Destination
29 Jan 2019, 10:59 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The Curiosity rover snapped the 57 pics on January 15 using its Mars Hand Lens Imager (MAHLI) camera to form this here selfie
NASA Shouts Louder in the Hope of Waking Up the Opportunity Rover
28 Jan 2019, 15:03 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / NASA is pondering the fact that the one or both of the rover’s primary and secondary X-band radios have failed and the rover's internal clock is offset
Life Starts on the Dark Side of the Moon Onboard Chinese Lander Chang'e-4
16 Jan 2019, 15:15 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Plants will eventually make enough oxygen to keep the fruit flies alive, while yeast will act as a decomposition agent for their waste
NASA InSight Takes its First Selfie on Mars
12 Dec 2018, 09:54 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / NASA says the elements to be seen in the photo are the lander's solar panel and its entire deck, including its science instruments