[ad_1] NASA’s Perseverance rover carries a device to convert Martian air into oxygen which, if produced on a larger scale, could be used not only for breathing, but for fuel as well. One of the hardest things about sending astronauts to Mars will be getting them home. Launching a rocket …
Read More »Hear audio of NASA’s perseverance as it travels through deep space, NASA’s Mars exploration program
[ad_1] The first to be equipped with microphones, the agency’s latest Mars rover picked up the subtle sounds of its internal mechanisms during interplanetary flight. A microphone aboard NASA’s Mars 2020 Perseverance rover recorded the sounds of the spacecraft as it sped through interplanetary space. While another microphone aboard the …
Read More »Chinese spacecraft on track to reach Mars in February
[ad_1] The Chinese probe to Mars, launched on July 23, flew into space for 116 days. The probe is expected to reach the red planet around February 2021. The rover will leave the landing pad to explore the planet. China National Space Administration (CNSA) releases mid-flight images of the Mars …
Read More »NASA’s Curiosity rover takes a stunning selfie as Perseverance approaches – BGR
[ad_1] NASA’s Mars Curiosity rover has been exploring the Red Planet for most of the decade and is still doing a great job. The rover recently took a short break from collecting and analyzing samples to take a selfie. The Perseverance rover is expected to land on Mars in February …
Read More »Scientists have found that heat and dust help launch Martian water into space, NASA’s Mars exploration program
[ad_1] Scientists using an instrument aboard NASA’s Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN spacecraft, or MAVEN, have found that water vapor near the surface of the Red Planet is carried higher into the atmosphere than anyone expected was possible. There, it is easily destroyed by electrically charged gas particles – or …
Read More »Mars is getting a new robotic meteorologist: NASA’s Mars exploration program
[ad_1] Sensors on NASA’s Perseverance will help prepare for future human exploration by making meteorological measurements and studying dust particles. Mars is about to receive a new stream of weather reports once NASA’s Perseverance rover lands on February 18, 2021. As it scours Jezero Crater for signs of ancient microbial …
Read More »NASA shares the sweet selfie of the Mars Curiosity rover with three holes
[ad_1] NASA’s Curiosity rover posed with three holes in a place called “Mary Anning” in October. NASA / JPL-Caltech / MSSS Human imagination is not bound by Earth, and there is no better reminder of the worlds beyond our planet than a new selfie from Mars. NASA’s Curiosity rover looks …
Read More »NASA’s VIPER mission will open new horizons for rovers in a very special way: BGR
[ad_1] NASA’s VIPER rover mission will search for traces of water at the Moon’s South Pole. Due to the angle of light and the dark terrain, NASA will equip the rover with beacons. This is the first time a NASA rover has been built with lighthouses. NASA is returning to …
Read More »NASA’s new lunar rover will have something no other rover has: BGR
[ad_1] NASA’s VIPER rover mission will search for traces of water at the Moon’s South Pole. Due to the angle of light and the dark terrain, NASA will equip the rover with beacons. This is the first time a NASA rover has been built with lighthouses. NASA is returning to …
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