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NASA InSight Lander extends Solar Panels, Recharges Batteries on Mars
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory Pasadena, CA – NASA’s InSight has sent signals to Earth indicating that its solar panels are open and collecting sunlight on the Martian surface. NASA’s Mars Odyssey...
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NASA’s Mars Odyssey orbiter takes photos of Mars’ moon Phobos at full moon
Pasadena, CA – NASA’s Mars Odyssey orbiter has captured Mar’s moon Phobos during a full moon phase for the first time. Each color in this new image represents a temperature range detected by Odyssey’s...
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NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter finishes 60,000 trips around Mars
Pasadena, CA – NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter completed 60,000 loops around the Red Planet at 10:39am PDT (12:39 pm CDT) on Wednesday morning, May 15th, 2019. On average, MRO takes 112 minutes to...
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NASA explains Mars Solar Conjunction, Why Does It Matter?
Pasadena, CA – The daily chatter between antennas here on Earth and those on NASA spacecraft at Mars is about to get much quieter for a few weeks. That’s because Mars and Earth will be on opposite...
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NASA maps Water Ice locations on Mars
Pasadena, CA – NASA has big plans for returning astronauts to the Moon in 2024, a stepping stone on the path to sending humans to Mars. But where should the first people on the Red Planet land? A new...
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NASA’s Odyssey orbiter captures Three New Photos of Mar’s Moon Phobos
Pasadena, CA – Three new views of the Martian moon Phobos have been captured by NASA’s Odyssey orbiter. Taken this past winter and this spring, they capture the moon as it drifts into and out of Mars’...
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NASA creates maps of Mars showing where near surface ice might be
Pasadena, CA – So you want to build a Mars base. Where to start? Like any human settlement, it would be best located near accessible water. Not only will water be crucial for life-support supplies, it...
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NASA’s Mars Perseverance Rover takes it’s first Drive on Mars
Washington, D.C. – NASA’s Mars 2020 Perseverance rover performed its first drive on Mars on March 4th, covering 21.3 feet (6.5 meters) across the Martian landscape. The drive served as a mobility test...
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NASA’s Mars Odyssey Orbiter has been Mapping the Red Planet for 20 Years
Pasadena, CA – NASA’s 2001 Mars Odyssey spacecraft launched 20 years ago on April 7th, 2021 making it the oldest spacecraft still working at the Red Planet. The orbiter, which takes its name from...
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NASA’s Mar Missions stand down with Sun Between Earth, Red Planet
Pasadena, CA – NASA will stand down from commanding its Mars missions for the next few weeks while Earth and the Red Planet are on opposite sides of the Sun. This period, called Mars solar conjunction,...
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NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter discovers that Water Flowed on Mars Longer...
Pasadena, CA – Mars once rippled with rivers and ponds billions of years ago, providing a potential habitat for microbial life. As the planet’s atmosphere thinned over time, that water evaporated,...
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New Mars Ice Map Aids NASA’s Red Planet Landing Strategy
Pasadena, CA – Buried ice will be a vital resource for the first people to set foot on Mars, serving as drinking water and a key ingredient for rocket fuel. But it would also be a major scientific...
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