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Image shows the rover delivery at the DLR premises in the city of Bremen, Germany, undated photo. The rover is expected to land on Phobos in 2027. (DLR/Newsflash)

Secrets Of The Mars Moon Rover

Post author:Joseph Golder
Post published:November 22, 2022

German engineers have revealed how the new space rover, being built for a mission on one of Mars's moons, will be able to cope on the satellite's barely-there gravity. The…

Perseverance Mars rover captures a close-up view of the 13th flight of the agency’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter, on Sept. 4, 2021. (NASA,JPL-Caltech,ASU,MSSS/Newsflash)

NASAs Martian Rover Captures Space Chopper Carrying Out Flight Across The Planets Dusty Surface

Post author:Peter Barker
Post published:November 24, 2021

This is the moment the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter is captured by NASA's Mars 2020 Perseverance rover carrying out a complicated flight in preparation for an upcoming mission on the red…

The daily weather reports by NASA's Perseverance and Curiosity that measure conditions such as humidity, temperature, and wind speed on Mars. (NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory/Clipzilla)

NASA Delivers Mars Weather Report Detailing How Changing Seasons On The Red Planet Impact Missions

Post author:Peter Barker
Post published:November 19, 2021

In this video, NASA details how its experts are able to predict the weather on Mars allowing the Curiosity Rover and Ingenuity Helicopter to carry out their exploration missions. Seasons…

This illustration shows a concept for a set of future robots working together to ferry back samples collected on the surface of Mars by NASA's Perseverance rover. (NASA,ESA,JPL-Caltech/Newsflash)

NASA Reveals Historic Plan To Return Mars Samples Back To Earth

Post author:Peter Barker
Post published:October 21, 2021

After NASA's Perseverance Rover became the first spacecraft to collect samples on the Red Planet, the incredible plan on how to get the Martian objects back to earth has been…

Craters and river valleys on the surface of Mars. A breached crater lake and outlet valley are outlined in white.

The Martian Surface Was Shaped By Immense Floods That Created Deep Chasms And Valleys

Post author:Peter Barker
Post published:October 7, 2021

Many of the deep chasms found on the Martian surface were formed by massive floods from crater lakes that cracked through rock and shifted sediment 3.5 billion years ago. The…

Picture shows the Martian meteorite fragment 'Sayh Al Uhaymir 008', which was found in Oman in 1999 and held at the Natural History Museum in London, has been returned to Mars

Mars Meteorite From Natural History Museum Back On Martian Soil After Travelling With Perseverance Rover

Post author:William McGee
Post published:March 12, 2021

A meteorite fragment from Mars that reached Planet Earth an estimated 450 ‎million years ago has piggybacked home on board the Mars Perseverance rover. The meteorite fragment, named 'Sayh Al…