Mars: News & Features - NASA Science
WEBAug 16, 2024 · Get the latest news releases, features, findings, and stories about the missions on Mars.
NASA’s Curiosity Rover Discovers a Surprise in a Martian Rock
WEBJul 18, 2024 · NASA’s Curiosity captured this close-up image of a rock nicknamed “Snow Lake” on June 8, 2024, the 4,209th Martian day, or sol, of the mission. Nine days earlier, the rover had crushed a similar-looking rock and revealed crystalline textures — and elemental sulfur — inside.
A wobble from Mars could be sign of dark matter, MIT study finds
WEB3 days ago · A new study by MIT researchers suggests that miniscule black holes could briefly wobble the orbit of Mars and that these tiny black holes may pass through our solar system once every decade or so, reports Jess Thomson for Newsweek.. “The researchers modeled the orbits of every large body in the solar system,” writes Thomson, “and found that tiny wobbles in the orbit of Mars could ...
Mars - NASA Science
WEBMars is one of the most explored bodies in our solar system, and it's the only planet where we've sent rovers to explore the alien landscape. NASA missions have found lots of evidence that Mars was much wetter and warmer, with a …
NASA’s Perseverance Rover Cameras Capture Mars Like Never …
WEBSep 23, 2021 · Using its WATSON camera, NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover took this selfie over a rock nicknamed “Rochette,” on Sept.10, 2021, the 198th Martian day, or sol, of the mission. Two holes can be seen where the rover used its …
NASA Scientists Re-Create Mars ‘Spiders’ in a Lab for First Time
WEBSep 11, 2024 · The leading theory is that the spiders are created by processes involving carbon dioxide ice, which doesn’t occur naturally on Earth. Thanks to experiments detailed in a new paper published in The Planetary Science Journal, scientists have, for the first time, re-created those formation processes in simulated Martian temperatures and air ...
NASA’s Perseverance Rover Scientists Find Intriguing Mars Rock
WEBJul 25, 2024 · A vein-filled rock is catching the eye of the science team of NASA’s Perseverance rover. Nicknamed “Cheyava Falls” by the team, the arrowhead-shaped rock contains fascinating traits that may bear on the question of whether Mars was home to microscopic life in the distant past.
Signs of Life on Mars? NASA’s Perseverance Rover Begins the …
WEBJul 20, 2021 · NASA’s Mars 2020 Perseverance rover has begun its search for signs of ancient life on the Red Planet. Flexing its 7-foot (2-meter) mechanical arm, the rover is testing the sensitive detectors it carries, capturing their first science readings.
NASA’s Perseverance Mars Rover Makes Surprising Discoveries
WEBDec 15, 2021 · Scientists with NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover mission have discovered that the bedrock their six-wheeled explorer has been driving on since landing in February likely formed from red-hot magma. The discovery has implications for understanding and accurately dating critical events in the history of Jezero Crater – as well as the rest of the ...
NASA's Hubble, MAVEN Help Solve the Mystery of Mars' Escaping …
WEBSep 5, 2024 · Now, NASA's Hubble Space Telescope and MAVEN (Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution) mission are helping unlock that mystery. "There are only two places water can go. It can freeze into the ground, or the water molecule can break into atoms, and the atoms can escape from the top of the atmosphere …