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The European Space Agency just released some new snapshots from its Mars Express orbiter that detail the dynamic terrain of ...
We're back! A long-time reader and subscriber recently mentioned in the Ars Forums that they "kind of" missed the Daily Telescope posts that I used to write in 2023 and 2024. Although I would have ...
Learn more about Hera's flyby of Mars and look back at the spacecraft's launch in 2024. You can also see images of Earth and our moon that Hera captured on its way to deep space.
While ascending Mount Sharp, NASA's Mars rover Curiosity has had to swing around a small ridgeline dubbed "Devil’s Gate." ...
The multi-camera image and video system designed by Malin Space Science Systems for the Mars Rover uses real-time JPEG compression to efficiently transmit selected images to Earth Woodcliff Lake, New ...
On the exterior sides of those imagers are the rover’s two navigation cameras. That’s a whole lot of imaging muscle, and Perseverance will put it to good use when it reaches Mars in early 2021.
The Perseverance rover on Mars is set to begin its newest challenge: a slog up the rim of the Jezero Crater that will take months to complete. The rover will face steep slopes and difficult terrain, ...
NASA’s Perseverance rover captured rare footage of dust devils interacting on Mars, offering new insights into the planet’s ...
While it was so close to Mars, it was also able to turn ... of 1020 by 1020 pixels was used to capture the images, as well as an infrared camera and a hyperspectral imager that can sense a range ...