[Purdue University] From orbit, a carbonate-rich band of rock along the inside edge of Mars’ Jezero Crater looked like it might be the remains of an ancient lakeshore. Then NASA’s […]
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A Martian Horizon Last Monday Afternoon
This panel of two images was taken by Mars Perseverance rover at Jezero crater on Sol 1965 using its Left Navigation Camera (Navcam) The camera is located high on the […]
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Curiosity Astrobiology Rover Gets Stuck And Unstuck In ‘Atacama’
Earth planning date: Friday, May 1, 2026 Chile’s Atacama desert is the driest mid-latitude desert in the world, receiving only 15 millimeters (0.59 inches) of precipitation per year. Only the […]
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Mars Curiosity Blog Sols 4845-4851: Bye-Bye Boxwork, Bye-Bye
Earth planning date: Friday, March 27, 2026
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Astrobiology Droid Perseverance At Work On Mars
This photo was selected by public vote and featured as “Image of the Week” for Week 268 (March 29 – April 4, 2026) of the Perseverance rover mission on Mars.
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Perseverance Can Continue To Operate On Mars Until At Least 2031
The rover has been acing a long-term series of durability tests, making the most of its enhanced navigation capabilities, and ferreting out new findings about Mars’ geologic past.
Posted inAstrochemistry, Astrogeology, Comets and Asteroids, Icy Worlds, Imaging & Spectroscopy, Interstellar, Missions & Hardware, Status Report
Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Shows Activity In ESA Juice Navigation Camera Image
During November 2025, ESA’s Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (Juice) used five of its science instruments to observe 3I/ATLAS. The instruments collected information about how the comet is behaving and what […]
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A Mars Vista From Last Week
This photo was selected by public vote and featured as “Image of the Week” for Week 235 (Aug. 10 – 16, 2025) of the Perseverance rover mission on Mars.