NASA's Perseverance rover's Mastcam-Z camera captured the Ingenuity helicopter's 47th Mars flight. Credit: Space.com | ...
In a Martian valley carved by ancient rivers, a four-pound helicopter sat in silence, its blades half-buried in red dust.
UPDATE for 11 am ET: NASA's Perseverance rover has discovered sediment formations that could be signs of possible biosignatures on Mars, but they could also have a non-biological source. Read our ...
NEW YORK -- On Thursday, NASA will launch rover Perseverance on its mission to Mars. Rebekah Sosland Siegfriedt shared her excitement on the mission as NASA's Systems Engineer for Testing Rover Before ...
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When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. A closeup of "leopard spots" on Mars seen by the Perseverance rover. These features may contain ...
NASA’s Perseverance rover has been exploring the surface of Mars for evidence of ancient microbial life since 2021, but it’s ...
The rover’s science instruments found that the formation’s sedimentary rocks are composed of clay and silt, which, on Earth, are excellent preservers of past microbial life. The findings were made ...
Minerals linked to microbial processes on Earth found in riverbed rock A rock sample collected by NASA’s Perseverance rover from an ancient riverbed in Jezero Crater may contain the strongest evidence ...