Perseverance rover

NASA Re-Establishes Contact With Mars Ingenuity Helicopter

The Perseverance rover was at a different area from where the chopper had landed, thus the Ingenuity team anticipated the communications failure because of the slope that stood in the way.

Jul 02, 2023, 12:04 PM IST

2 helicopters launched by NASA to return rocks from Mars

As a backup of the 'trustworthy' Perseverance Rover, NASA is launching 2 more helicopters in order to return samples and Martian rocks from Mars. The rover has already gathered 11 samples with more rock drilling planned.

Jul 29, 2022, 13:32 PM IST

Water on Mars? Images taken by NASA's Perseverance Rover reveal Jezero Crater's watery past

The images taken by the Perseverance rover revealed Jezero Crater's watery past. The latest images has unveiled the existence of a 3.7-billion-year-old ancient river delta.

Oct 08, 2021, 14:59 PM 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 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 shares ‘new sounds from Mars’, listen to Perseverance Rover’s audio clip here

Once again NASA's Perseverance rover has made history by recording the low-pitched whirring of the Ingenuity helicopter's blades. This milestone was achieved during the Ingenuity helicopter’s fourth flight.

May 08, 2021, 12:20 PM IST

Mars Perseverance rover takes first ever selfie with Ingenuity helicopter

Perseverance rover took a selfie with Ingenuity drone using WATSON.

Apr 08, 2021, 11:07 AM IST

NASA Perseverance rover captures sounds of it driving around Mars

NASA's rover to the Mars has sent back an audio file containing sounds of the Perseverance driving on the Red Planet. This is the first such audio recorded of any vehicle driving around in Mars.

Mar 18, 2021, 19:11 PM IST

NASA's Perseverance rover sends first acoustic recording of laser shots on Mars, Listen to it here

NASA on Wednesday (March 10) released "the first acoustic recording of laser impacts on a rock target on Mars." This audio recording comes from a microphone attached to the rover. As per the reports the audio was recorded on March 2.

Mar 11, 2021, 11:10 AM IST

Did you know Mars rover's giant parachute carried secret message and space enthusiasts cracked it within a few hours?

NASA hid a secret message on the parachute that landed its Perseverance rover down on the surface of Mars last week. Internet sleuths claim to have "cracked a code" hidden in images from the Mars rover's landing last week.

Feb 24, 2021, 07:07 AM IST

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DNA: Is there a possibility of life on Mars?

US Space Agency NASA shared a video of the latest footage of Mars on social media. This video was recently sent from Mars by NASA's Perseverance rover. In this video, the Perseverance rover captured every moment of landing on the red planet with the help of a parachute.

Feb 23, 2021, 23:08 PM IST

Earth receives first-ever audio from Mars, NASA takes a leap in human history

The Perseverance rover landed last Thursday near an ancient river delta in Jezero Crater to search for signs of ancient microscopic life. After spending the weekend binge-watching the descent and landing video, the team at Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, shared the video at a news conference on Monday.

Feb 23, 2021, 09:00 AM IST

NASA shares latest pictures of Mars, video of Perseverance Rover's landing

The scientists at NASA described Perseverance as the most ambitious of nearly 20 US missions to Mars dating back to the Mariner spacecraft`s 1965 fly-by. The mission was launched to search for traces of ancient microbial life on Mars.

Feb 21, 2021, 08:44 AM IST

In Pics: World lauds as NASA's Perseverance rover makes historic Mars landing, know what's next

"This landing is one of those pivotal moments for NASA, the US, and space exploration globally -- when we know we are on the cusp of discovery and sharpening our pencils, so to speak, to rewrite the textbooks," said acting NASA Administrator Steve Jurczyk. The mission itself personifies the human ideal of persevering towards the future and will help us prepare for human exploration of the Red Planet," Jurczyk said in a statement.

Feb 19, 2021, 20:51 PM IST

NASA's Mars Perseverance Rover shares first pic with the world after successful landing

NASA scientists described Perseverance rover as the most ambitious of nearly 20 US missions to Mars dating back to the Mariner spacecraft`s 1965 fly-by. The mission was launched to search for traces of ancient microbial life on Mars.

Feb 19, 2021, 14:55 PM IST

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Perseverance Rover lands safely on Mars surface, NASA gets big success

In one of NASA's most ambitious Mars mission, the Perseverance rover will land on the surface of planet Mars on Friday (February 19), according to Indian time. NASA has confirmed that the rover, which was launched this summer, will touch down in Jezero Crater, an ancient delta on the Martian surface, at around 2:25 am IST on Friday. A key objective of the mission on Mars is astrobiology, including the search for signs of ancient microbial life.

Feb 19, 2021, 08:14 AM IST

NASA's astrobiology rover Perseverance makes historic Mars landing: See first pics

The robotic vehicle sailed through space for nearly seven months before piercing the Martian atmosphere at 19,000 km per hour to begin its approach to touchdown on the planet`s surface. The spacecraft`s self-guided descent and landing during a complex series of manoeuvres that NASA dubbed "the seven minutes of terror" stands as the most elaborate and challenging feat in the annals of robotic spaceflight.

Feb 19, 2021, 03:00 AM IST

NASA Mars Mission: How to watch Perseverance rover landing on Martian terrain

The landing process will start at 2:08 AM IST. The rover will have to pass through the riskiest part of the mission called the "seven minutes of terror" which includes the entry, descent, and landing (EDL). A variety of factors can affect the precise timing of landing.

Feb 18, 2021, 11:38 AM IST