Mars Rovers
Thanks to Perseverance, We’re Finally Going to Hear What Mars Sounds Like
Many consider the various rovers we’ve sent to Mars as the next best thing to sending a geologist to the…
The Driest Place on Earth Could Help Predict How Life Might be Surviving on Mars
Scientist find microbes in clay deposits beneath the Atacama desert, a good sign for missions looking for life on Mars
China’s Mars Rover Launches in Late July
In July there's another launch window to Mars. It looks like China is ready to take advantage of it, by…
Rovers Will be Starting to Make Their Own Decisions About Where to Search for Life
We all know how exploration by rover works. The rover is directed to a location and told to take a…
Mars Helicopter gets a Name: Ingenuity
Flying low over the surface of Mars. Don’t tell me you haven’t dreamed about it, especially with some of the…
Scientists Search for Ancient Fossils in Australia, Practicing the Techniques They’ll Use on Mars
NASA's Mars 2020 Rover is heading to Mars soon to look for fossils. The ESA/Roscosmos ExoMars rover is heading to…
You Can Use a Live Webcam to Watch NASA Build the Mars 2020 Rover
NASA's next mission to the surface of Mars is called the 2020 rover (in case you didn't know already.) It's…
It’s Decided, the Mars 2020 Rover Will Land in Jezero Crater
Jezero crater is the landing spot for NASA's upcoming 2020 rover. The crater is a rich geological site, and the…
A Tiny Motor on Curiosity was one of the First Instruments to Notice the Global Martian Dust Storm
A tiny actuator on a sample arm on the Curiosity rover gave the first indication that a storm on the…
Astronomy Cast Ep. 493: Mars Update 2018
If there's one place we've learned more about in the last 10 years, it's Mars. Thanks to all those rovers,…