Mars

Nihao Mars: China completes historic Mars spacecraft landing

May 16, 2021

Nihao Mars: China completes historic Mars spacecraft landing

The rover, named Zhurong, will now survey the landing site before departing from its platform to conduct inspections.

April 20, 2021
NASA scores Wright Brothers moment with first helicopter flight on Mars

NASA hailed it as an achievement that would help pave the way for a new mode of aerial exploration on Mars and other destinations in the solar system, such as Venus and Saturn's moon Titan.
February 23, 2021
'Stuff of our dreams': NASA releases first audio from Mars, video of landing on red planet

NASA also presented a brief audio clip captured by microphones on the rover after its arrival that included the murmur of a light wind gust - the first ever recorded on the fourth planet from the sun.
February 19, 2021
India's next Mars mission likely to be an orbiter

Perseverance, the biggest and the most advanced rover ever sent by NASA, made its landing at Jezero Crater.
February 19, 2021
Touchdown! NASA's rover Perseverance makes historic Mars landing

Moments after touchdown, Perseverance beamed back its first black-and-white images from the Martian surface.
February 18, 2021
NASA rover attempting most difficult Martian touchdown yet

Once down, the six-wheeled Perseverance should be the best driver Mars has ever seen, with more autonomy and range than Curiosity.
July 31, 2020
NASA launches new rover to search for signs of past Martian life

Perseverance will conduct an experiment to convert elements of the carbon dioxide-rich atmosphere into propellant for future rockets launching off the Martian surface, or to produce breathable oxygen for future astronauts.

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