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Perseverance recording reveals what driving on Mars sounds like
NASA has released an audio recording of the rover's 90-foot drive in Jezero Crater on March 7th, which was captured by its entry, descent and landing (EDL) microphone.
NASA’s Perseverance rover carried a family portrait of its robotic siblings to Mars
Like any good piece of high-tech hardware, NASA’s Perseverance rover features an Easter egg hidden in plain sight.
NASA reveals video of Perseverance's landing on Mars
Officials also revealed more images that the rover has captured on the planet's surface.
NASA shares photos from Perseverance's descent to Mars
NASA pulled the image from a video of the rover’s descent that is in the process of being transmitted to Earth.
NASA's Perseverance rover lands safely on Mars
Perseverance can now explore the Jezero Crater.
Watch NASA land the Perseverance rover on Mars live
NASA will attempt to land its most ambitious Mars mission later today.
China probe delivers its first photo of Mars
China's Tianwen-1 probe has sent its first photo of Mars, marking a historic moment for the country's space program.
Curiosity rover finds evidence of ancient megafloods on Mars
Previous images of large channels on Mars and giant wave-like features on its surface called “megaripples” indicate that the planet suffered from catastrophic floods in the past. Now, a team of scientists has used data gathered by the Curiosity rover to prove that megafloods swept across the Gale crater around 4 billion years ago. “We identified megafloods for the first time using detailed sedimentological data observed by the rover Curiosity,” said Alberto G. Fairén, co-author of the paper published by Nature.
Astrobotic’s tiny Moon rover is on its way to NASA for testing
Astrobotic's lunar CubeRover is heading to Kennedy Space Center for testing.
NASA's Perseverance rover is on its way to Mars (updated)
The Perseverance rover mission successfully launched and is on its way to Mars.
China successfully launches its Tianwen-1 Mars rover
China has launched its Tianwen-1 lander, rover and orbiter mission and successfully reached a pre-determined transfer orbit, according to CASC, the nation’s main space contractor.
Designers help a rover navigate the crushing furnace of Venus
Venus is closer to Earth than Mars, but because it’s hellhole that’s unforgiving to rovers, we still don’t know much about its surface. NASA and JPL recently launched a heroX design contest for mechanical sensors that would help its AREE (automaton rover for extreme environments) rover detect and avoid rough terrain. It recently picked the winner, and said it received such an “incredible” response from the community that it added two finalists and 10 honorable mention entries.
Curiosity rover starts its 'summer trip' to next Martian destination
The Curiosity rover’s next stop is Mount Sharp’s “sulfate-bearing unit.”
NASA delays Mars rover launch until at least July 30th
NASA and ULA have postponed the Mars Perseverance rover's launch until July 30th due to launch vehicle delays.
NASA's Mars helicopter is ready for the red planet
NASA is done attaching the Mars helicopter to the Perseverance rover.
The ExoMars rover mission has been postponed until 2022 for further testing
The ExoMars mission to carry a rover to the red planet will not launch this year as planned, according to the European Space Agency (ESA) and Russia's Roscosmos. The agencies announced that several components of the spacecraft, particularly the parachutes, still need testing. That means they'll miss the planned 2020 launch window and will need to wait for the next opportunity happening sometime between August and October 2022.
The next Mars rover will be named 'Perseverance'
During a live webcast on Wednesday, NASA administrators unveiled the official name of the upcoming Mars 2020 Rover mission. Say hello to Perseverance.
NASA wants students' help designing tech for the Moon and Mars
NASA is enlisting whatever help it can get to make sure its crewed Moon and Mars missions go smoothly, and that might include help from schools. The agency is running a new round of its Moon to Mars Exploration Systems and Habitation Academic Innovation Challenge (M2M X-Hab if you want a much shorter name) that encourages university students to study and develop spacefaring tech. The challenge will reward work on habitation, vehicles, robotic advance missions, "foundational systems" (think autonomous mission tech and remote manufacturing) and human spaceflight architecture focused on the lunar Gateway.
NASA is crowdsourcing a sensor that can survive Venus
Venus is hostile to just about everything, including probes -- and while NASA thinks it has Venus-resistant electronics, that doesn't mean future rovers are ready to touch down on the planet's hellish surface. To that end, NASA wants your help. It's teaming with HeroX on a crowdsourced competition to develop an obstacle avoidance sensor that could survive on the Venus-bound AREE explorer. A total of $30,000 in prizes will go to the top three sensors that can navigate rough terrain while withstanding the extreme temperatures (over 800F) and pressure (92 times that of Earth) of the planet.
DJI patent imagines a drone that can't fly
DJI has quite a gamut of drones and gimbals, but most are either handheld or airborne. However, the company seems to have ground-based ambitions too, as a new Chinese patent seen by Weibo user "Machine Power" and others shows. The document shows a rugged looking land-based "all-in-one" vehicle with an elaborate suspension holding a stabilized camera. It might be a way for DJI to compete against Tero's ground-based Freefly camera platform.