Jul 02 5 Stories: A selfie from China’s Mars rover, new research on how to reverse gray hair and other stories you missed By Deema Zein Reducing stress could reverse graying hair. Watch 5 Stories host Deema Zein explain what the latest research reveals as part of our weekly show featuring interesting stories from around the world. Continue reading
Jun 11 Photos show Chinese rover on dusty, rocky Martian surface By Associated Press China's space agency said the Zhurong rover placed a remote camera a short distance away to take a group portrait. Continue reading
May 22 China’s Mars rover touches ground on red planet By Associated Press China landed the spacecraft carrying the rover on Mars last Saturday, a technically challenging feat more difficult than a moon landing, in a first for the country. It is the second country to land and operate a spacecraft on Mars,… Continue reading
May 15 China lands on Mars in major advance for its space ambitions By Ken Moritsugu, Associated Press China landed a spacecraft on Mars for the first time on Saturday, a technically challenging feat more difficult than a moon landing, in the latest step forward for its ambitious goals in space. Continue reading
Apr 22 NASA’s Mars helicopter soars higher, longer on 2nd flight By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press "It sounds simple, but there are many unknowns regarding how to fly a helicopter on Mars," Ingenuity's chief pilot, Havard Grip, said from JPL in a statement. "That's why we're here — to make these unknowns known."… Continue reading
Apr 19 Watch 3:32 Ingenuity’s flight on Mars rings in a new era of aviation By PBS NewsHour NASA has made plenty of history with space flights to Mars. But on Monday began a new chapter: it flew on Mars for the first time using an experimental helicopter, Ingenuity. Miles O'Brien takes us out of this world. Continue watching
Apr 09 WATCH: NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter achieves first controlled flight on Mars By Isabella Isaacs-Thomas The experimental helicopter that accompanied Perseverance on its recent journey to Mars successfully pulled off the first powered, controlled flight on another planet. Continue reading
Mar 04 WATCH: Biden lauds NASA team for giving U.S. ‘dose of confidence’ By Alexandra Jaffe, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press The NASA rover traveled some 300 million miles in nearly seven months, as part of an ongoing quest to study whether there was once life on the planet. Continue reading
Feb 19 NASA’s Perseverance sends pictures after landing By Associated Press Perseverance can be seen in stunning detail just 6 1/2 feet (2 meters) off the ground, being lowered wheels first by cables attached to an overhead sky crane, the red dust kicked up by rocket engines. Continue reading
Feb 19 WATCH: Mars landing team ‘awestruck’ by photo of descending rover By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press NASA equipped the spacecraft with a record 25 cameras, many of which were turned on during Thursday's descent. Perseverance can be seen just 6 1/2 feet off the ground, being lowered by cables attached to an overhead sky crane. Continue reading