News about Mars

Have you got the right stuff to help us get rock cores back from Mars sooner, cheaper, and more simply than the original Mars Sample Return architecture? We are seeking proposals from industry to work with us to return samples in the 2030s, with lowered cost, risk, and… pic.twitter.com/HKUp2Xg3Uc

A new team is set to enter HERA! On May 10, four volunteers will step inside the 650-square-foot HERA habitat and begin a 45-day simulated journey to Mars, helping @NASA test how isolation affects crews on deep space journeys. Meet the crew: go.nasa.gov/4aAZUXQ

A long goodbye. 🚁 Ingenuity's team received their final message from the #MarsHelicopter, which will now serve as a stationary testbed, collecting data that could benefit future explorers of the Red Planet. go.nasa.gov/3U0rTsW pic.twitter.com/RChDX2Sr82

The final resting place of the Mars Ingenuity helicopter, photographed on 25 February 2024 by the @NASAPersevere rover's SuperCam Remote Micro-Imager. The helicopter flew for its 72nd and final time on 18 January 2024. pic.twitter.com/Fu1nDajXoj