NASA’s Mars Perseverance rover has finally landed on the red planet, kicking off a two-year mission that will include analysis of the surface of the planet as well as a search for signs of ancient life. Google embedded an Easter egg celebrating that Mars rover landing in a Google Search results page, which is shown …
NASA recorded audio from its Perseverance rover that is currently headed to Mars. The audio is largely vibrations traveling through the rover’s body and being picked up by the microphone. Perseverance is slated to arrive on Mars in February 2021. NASA’s Perseverance rover is on its way to the Red Planet as we speak. It’s …
NASA’s Mars 2020 mission is slated to last roughly two years, but the Perseverance rover may last a great deal longer. The rover is equipped with a nuclear powerplant that could keep its wheels moving for as long as 14 years. The rover is also equipped with batteries to store extra power if needed. NASA …
NASA has loaded its new Perseverance rover onto the rocket bay that will carry it all the way to Mars. The launch is currently slated for sometime between July 30th and August 15th, which is the hard cut-off date for a Mars mission launch. If NASA would somehow miss its date due to a delay, …
Following two earlier delays that pushed the launch of NASA’s new Mars rover Perseverance back by several days, the launch has been delayed yet again. The new launch date will be no earlier than July 30th, NASA now says. The launch window for a mission to Mars closes on August 15th. Despite a global health …
NASA’s Perseverance rover is now packed up and ready for its trip to Mars. The rover was attached to the descent stage of the spacecraft that will carry it through space to the Red Planet. The rover could launch as early as July 17th. Visit BGR’s homepage for more stories. Well, that’s (almost) a wrap …
NASA’s Perseverance rover has a great chance of finding evidence of life on Mars. The rover’s landing site, the Jezero crater, likely preserved signs of life if any existed on the surface of the planet. The Mars 2020 mission is still scheduled to launch in late July or early August 2020. Visit BGR’s homepage for …
