Perseverance Rover
How’s the Weather in Jezero Crater? According to Perseverance: Cold
The Perseverance rover just provided its first Martian weather report (it was cold!), which could help inform future missions involving…
Perseverance Takes a Selfie With Ingenuity. It’s Almost Time to fly
Perseverance is having a proud parent moment in this image, looking like it’s waiting with a child at the bus…
Perseverance Captured This Image of a “Rainbow” on Mars, but it’s just a Lens Flare in the Rover’s Camera
Did the Perseverance rover capture a rainbow on Mars? This image, from the rover’s left rear Hazard Camera, sure looks…
Mars Helicopter Survives its First Night on Mars is Getting Ready to Fly
NASA's Ingenuity Helicopter survived its first night on the Martian surface and is preparing for its first test flight.
Here’s a Strange Rock That Perseverance Shot With its Laser
Perseverance has been busy lately. After testing its systems out, taking the first sound recording ever on the Red Planet,…
Maybe Mars Didn’t Lose its Water After All. It’s Still Trapped on the Planet
Roughly 4 billion years ago, Mars looked a lot different than it does today. For starters, its atmosphere was thicker…
Perseverance Begins its Science on Mars With a Laser zap
Perseverance has already made its mark on scientific history by taking the first audio recording ever on Mars. But the…
More Audio from Perseverance: the Crunch of its Wheels on the Martian Regolith
In absence of (yet) being able to step foot on Mars, we have robotic vicarious experiences through our rovers including…
Perseverance’s Landing Site Named for Octavia Butler
The Perseverance rover's landing site was renamed the Octavia E. Butler Landing, in honor of the groundbreaking author who passed…
Perseverance has Started Driving on Mars
The Perservance rover has commenced science operations on Mars, which includes driving across the red sandy surface of Jezero Crater