Mars Perseverance rover

Solar eclipse on Mars: NASA's Perseverance captures amazing cosmic event- Watch

According to NASA, millions of years from now, the Phobos, one of the two moons of Mars, will collide with the Red Planet as it is slowly moving towards it.

Apr 23, 2022, 19:07 PM IST

In a first, NASA's Perseverance rover collects puzzle pieces of Mars' history

"It looks like our first rocks reveal a potentially habitable sustained environment," said Ken Farley of Caltech, project scientist for the mission, which is led by NASA`s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Southern California. 

Sep 11, 2021, 07:06 AM IST

NASA's Perseverance rover creates history, collects first rock samples from Mars

Mission controllers at NASA`s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Southern California received data that confirmed the historic milestone. The core is now enclosed in an airtight titanium sample tube, making it available for retrieval in the future.

Sep 07, 2021, 10:34 AM IST

NASA's Perseverance rover successfully collects first rock from Mars

The Perseverance rover's chief engineer, Adam Stelzner made the announcement on his Twitter handle and said, "I've never been more happy to see a hole in a rock."

Sep 03, 2021, 08:17 AM IST

NASA's Perseverance Mars rover fails to retrieve rock in search of extraterrestrial life

The rover carries 43 titanium sample tubes and is exploring Jezero Crater, where it will be gathering samples of rock and regolith (broken rock and dust) for future analysis on Earth.

Aug 07, 2021, 09:48 AM IST

NASA Perseverance Mars rover to acquire first sample of Martian rock

The Mars 2020 Perseverance mission is the first step in NASA`s Mars Sample Return Campaign. Subsequent NASA missions, now in development in cooperation with the European Space Agency, would send spacecraft to Mars to collect these sealed samples from the surface and return them to Earth for in-depth analysis.

Jul 22, 2021, 08:54 AM IST

NASA's Perseverance rover creates history, extracts oxygen from Mars surface

MOXIE is an exploration technology investigation - as is the Mars Environmental Dynamics Analyzer (MEDA) weather station - and is sponsored by NASA's Space Technology Mission Directorate (STMD) and Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate.

Apr 22, 2021, 06:33 AM IST

NASA's 'Wright Brothers' moment on Mars after Ingenuity's first successful flight - Watch

NASA made history by flying the Ingenuity Mars helicopter successfully, which is the first powered flight on another planet.

Apr 20, 2021, 09:52 AM IST

NASA to attempt first controlled flight of Ingenuity Mars helicopter today

NASA to mark a historic moment by conducting the first controlled flight of Ingenuity Mars helicopter on Martian land, today.

Apr 19, 2021, 09:27 AM IST

Ingenuity Mars helicopter's first controlled flight scheduled for April 19: NASA

NASA is all set to attempt the first controlled flight of the Ingenuity Mars helicopter on Monday (April 19).

Apr 18, 2021, 08:42 AM IST

NASA's Mars Ingenuity helicopter to make first flight attempt on April 14

Ingenuity Mars helicopter to fly no earlier than April 14, the delay in the attempt of first-flight was announced by NASA on Twitter.

Apr 11, 2021, 16:01 PM IST

NASA's Perseverance rover takes its first test drive on Mars, posts pic on social media

US Space agency NASA`s Perseverance rover took its first drive on Mars and covered 21.3 feet (6.5 meters) across the Martian landscape.

Mar 06, 2021, 07:05 AM IST

NASA's Perseverance Rover posts stunning panoramic photo of Mars

The NASA shared a magnificent panoramic photo of Mars taken from its Perseverance Rover that landed on the red planet recently. The photo shows the rim of the Jezero Crater where the rover touched down last week and the cliff face of an ancient river delta in the distance. 

Feb 27, 2021, 17:56 PM IST