Science Jan 31 WATCH: NASA celebrates Ingenuity Mars Helicopter’s legacy after final flight By News Desk and Marcia Dunn, Associated Press
Science Jul 27 NASA to launch 2 more mini helicopters to Mars to help return rock samples to Earth NASA's Perseverance rover has been collecting samples and will transport them to the rocket that will launch them off the red planet a decade from now. By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press
Science Jun 24 2 years in, Perseverance has given us these clues about Mars The sights and sounds collected by Perseverance so far can help us understand what the rover will pursue next, and why that’s important to its search for ancient life. By Isabella Isaacs-Thomas
Science Jun 08 How NASA is hunting for signs of life on Mars Researchers hope to gain a better sense of whether primordial life once existed on our celestial neighbor, and how technology may pave the way for astronauts to sustain their own lives during future voyages to the Red Planet. By Isabella Isaacs-Thomas
Science Apr 19 NASA helicopter Ingenuity successfully flies on Mars It was a brief hop — just 39 seconds — but accomplished major milestones and was hailed as a Wright Brothers moment. By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press
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
Feb 25 Mars rover’s giant parachute carried secret message By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press The huge parachute used by NASA's Perseverance rover to land on Mars contained a secret message. Continue reading
Feb 22 WATCH: NASA’s Perseverance rover sends new video and images of Mars By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press NASA equipped the spacecraft with a record 25 cameras and two microphones, many of which were turned on during last week's descent. 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