"The teams are doing, frankly, hero's work to keep us on track for a July launch."

NASA's new Mars rover still launching in July despite coronavirus

Picture Me Roving

Despite budget overruns — and a pandemic — NASA is determined to get its next Mars rover called "Perseverance" off the ground in July.

NASA’s New Mars Rover Still Launching in July Despite Coronavirus

The name "Perseverance" has never been more fitting.

The future of aerospace engineering is percussive maintenance.

NASA fixes Mars lander by telling it to hit itself with a shovel

Bonk!

In a last-resort move to free up the InSight Mars lander's digging probe, NASA engineers programmed the lander to thwack itself with a shovel.

NASA Fixes Mars Lander By Telling It to Hit Itself With a Shovel

Even NASA relies on percussive maintenance.

Some of China's space industry has been hit, but work on the Mars mission continues.

China powers through the coronavirus to launch a Mars mission

Tight Deadline

Even in spite of the coronavirus pandemic, China has remained on track to launch its planned mission to Mars later this year.

China Powers Through the Coronavirus to Launch a Mars Mission

The mission is still on track for a July launch.

"Unless we improve our rate of innovation dramatically, then there is no chance of a base on the moon or a city on Mars."

Elon Musk: My main goal is to get humanity to Mars before I die

Rocket City

At a conference, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk told a crowd of industry insiders and journalists that his biggest concern is to get people to Mars before he dies.

Elon Musk: My Main Goal Is to Get Humanity to Mars Before I Die

"If we don’t improve our pace of progress, I’m definitely going to be dead before we go to Mars."

"As Carl Sagan said 'extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.'"

Scientists: NASA rover has found evidence of ancient life on Mars

Sulfur-Farting Martians

Ancient life on Mars might have been discovered by NASA's Curiosity Mars Rover, claims an international team of astrobiologists.

Evidence of Life on Mars Found by NASA Rover | Futurism

Is this organic compound a sign of early Martian life?

Scientists: NASA Rover Has Found Evidence of Ancient Life on Mars

Curiosity Mars Rover Snaps 1.8 Billion-Pixel Panorama (narrated video)

We've never seen the Martian landscape with this much detail.

NASA Mars rover snaps glorious 1.8 billion pixel panorama

Zoom In

NASA's Curiosity rover snapped more than 1,000 images, which teams back on Earth composed into a 360 degree Martian landscape panorama.

NASA Mars Rover Snaps Glorious 1.8 Billion Pixel Panorama

The view is breathtaking.

The mysterious phenomenon called "airglow" is suspected to be caused by photochemical reactions in the night sky.

NASA lander detects strange glow in sky of Mars

Light Pollution

Six new studies were published today, detailing some of the discoveries made by NASA's InSight Mars lander, including evidence of a strange glow in the sky.

NASA Lander Detects Strange Glow In Sky of Mars

Mars is glowing up. Literally.

When asked if she'd "rather go to Mars or upload your consciousness to the cloud," the musician couldn't make up her mind.

Grimes wants to send her mind to Mars inside a "humanoid vessel"

Literal Galaxy Brain

In an interview with British fashion and culture magazine The Face,  singer and visual artist Grimes revealed her wild plans to travel to Mars.

Grimes Wants to Send Her Mind to Mars Inside a “Humanoid Vessel”

"I wanted to untether my digital self from my humanity."

"Are they worried about contaminating the Earth with Martian dust? My answer is yes!"

Bill Nye: Humans may be descendants of ancient Martians

Nye Qill

Noted TV personality and public science advocate Bill Nye made an unusual pitch for NASA funding this week: that humans could be descended from Martians.

Bill Nye: Humans May Be Descendants of Ancient Martians

To study the possibility, Bill Nye wants to ratchet up funding for NASA.

"The surface of Mars is a very oxidizing, radiation-heavy environment."

Here's why NASA suspects Mars life could be hiding underground

Subterranean Mars Alien

If there's life on Mars, experts agree, it's probably beneath the surface. Finding evidence could require some lateral thinking -- or boots on the ground.

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