NASA’s Mars Orbiter Will Continue Working For Another Ten Years

The photo of a section of the sea of dunes, covering an area the size of Texas, was captured by Nasa's Mars Odyssey orbiter. A sea of dark dunes, sculpted by the wind into long lines, surrounds Mars' northern polar cap. NASA/JPL-Caltec.....»»

NASA asks the engineers and scientists behind the rover to make this daily change for three months, sometimes working overnight. The Perseverance surfac.....»»

NASA is bringing a helicopter, and China aims to deploy an orbiter, lander, and rover from just one probe. It's a year of firsts for Mars. An illustration of NASA.....»»

NASA/Matt Gildner NASA engineers are continuing to drive the Mars Curiosity Rover while working from home. The job is highly technical and delicate.....»»

The White House on Monday asked Congress for $25.2 billion for NASA in 2021, the agency's biggest budget in decades, calling for steady increases over five years to meet President Donald Trump's goal of landing astronauts on the moon and Mars......»»

SpaceX chief Elon Musk may be feuding with the top dog at NASA, but the two entities still are working together — not only on the the space agency's Commercial Crew Program, but also on its moon-to-Mars initiative. The Hawthorne, California-base.....»»

NASA is working to determine the future of the aging International Space Station, whereas China is planning to launch a station of its own within the next few years......»»

The United States and European Space Agencies may start working together towards a joint Mars Sample Return mission that will bring Mars rocks back to Earth. Our dream of setting foot on the Red Planet has.....»»

It’s becoming easier to stay employed in your golden years through the gig economy and contract work. Here's what experts urge you to think about as you're navigating an encore career......»»

NASA’s Mars InSight Mission is ready to launch. It has been six years since a spacec.....»»

NASA has been working on a nuclear reactor that could generate power on-the-go, thus helping in space travel and possibly help humans survive on Mars.....»»

Kilopower will be capable of producing enough power to run several average households continuously for 10 years......»»

“It’s been 30 years of frustration and 10 years of getting ready to go to Mars.”.....»»

When aerospace engineers launch a satellite, they don't expect it to last forever. So when the NASA orbiter known as IMAGE disappeared from view after five years in orbit, few were alarmed......»»

Reuters/NASA/JPL NASA is announcing a new discovery about Mars on Thursday. The Curiosity Rover, which has been roaming the Martian surface for nearly six years, beamed back the data that led to the finding. You can watch NASA sc.....»»

NASA/JPL-Caltech; Dave Mosher/Business Insider NASA's Mars Curiosity Rover has spent years analyzing the red planet's methane levels, and .....»»

NASA/JPL-Caltech; Dave Mosher/Business Insider Mars will be at its closest point to our planet in 15 years throughout July, making for some prime nighttime viewing. That's because of a phenomenon called perihelic opposition, in which Ear.....»»

A new analysis found NASA exploratory spacecraft might have detected evidence of life on Mars decades ago—but the results were likely destroyed before they made it to Earth......»»

During the 1970s, the Viking probe went to Mars and found no evidence of any organic matter. Yet NASA recently announced its Curiosity rover had discovered complex organic molecules on the surface of Mars. .....»»

During the 1970s, the Viking probe went to Mars and found no evidence of any organic matter. Yet NASA recently announced its Curiosity rover had discovered complex organic molecules.....»»