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We recently examined how and why the planet Venus could answer the longstanding question: Are we alone? Despite its harsh…
A recent blog by Dr. Justin Maki, Imaging Scientist and the Deputy Principal Investigator on the Perseverance rover Mastcam-Z camera,…
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Like every solar-panel-powered vehicle on Mars, maintaining electrical power always becomes an issue at some point in the mission. Last…
On February 18, 2021, NASA’s Perseverance (Percy) Rover successfully landed in the dried-up lakebed known as Jezero Crater on Mars,…
What a year it’s been -- Earth year, that is! The dramatic touchdown on Mars for the Perseverance rover and…
When Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins returned from the Moon in the summer of 1969, they spent three…
Every two years, Mars enters what is known as a "Solar Conjunction," where its orbit takes it behind the Sun…
The Perseverance rover now has a new tool to help scientists and engineers figure out where the rover goes next.…