Perseverance
Perseverance Wraps Up Over 1,000 Days on Mars. Still Going Strong
I can remember when Perseverance was launched, travelled out into the Solar System and landed on Mars in February 2021. …
We Need to Consider Conservation Efforts on Mars
Astrobiology is the field of science that studies the origins, evolution, distribution, and future of life in the Universe. In…
The Current Mars Sample Return Mission isn’t Going to Work. NASA is Going Back to the Drawing Board
Human spaceflight is not the easiest of enterprises. NASA have let us know that their plans for the Mars Sample…
Perseverance is Keeping Track of the Big Picture While it’s Exploring Mars
It’s always a real benefit to have scientists on the ground, able to use the wealth of their experience and…
Grabbing Samples from the Surface of Mars
As if the Mars Perseverance Rover and Ingenuity Drone were not exciting enough then the next step in this audacious…
Ingenuity Won’t Fly Again Because It’s Missing a Rotor Blade
Ingenuity has been the first aerial vehicle on another world. NASA announced the end of the Martian helicopter’s life at…
Perseverance Gives Us One Last Look at the Damaged Ingenuity Helicopter
Well I consider that a success; the first aircraft on another world surpassed all expectations. Ingenuity, the helicopter that has…
Perseverance is Definitely Inside an Ancient Lake on Mars
The search for life on alien worlds has captivated us for hundreds of years. In some respect, the search for…
Ingenuity Suffers Rotor Damage, Ending the Mission
There have been numerous robotic space missions reach the end of their operating life over the years and for a…
A Tiny Quadcopter Could Gather Rocks for China’s Sample Return Mission
Space exploration is always changing. Before February 2021 there had never been a human made craft flying around in the…