Is China Making Its Own Mars Helicopter? This Drone Looks Like NASA Ingenuity's Copycat

SPACE 09.02.2021 03:12 AM

China's National Space Science Center (CNNSC) has unveiled a "Mars cruise drone" prototype that appears to be quite similar with NASA's Ingenuity Helicopter.

China Zhurong Rover Marks Its 100 Days On Mars; Snaps Broad Panorama of the Utopia Planitia Area of Mars

09.01.2021 20:25 PM

Zhurong Rover is scouting Utopia Planitia for the China National Space Administration's Tianwen-1 Mars mission.

NASA Perseverance Rover Tries To Drill Mars Rock Sample For Its 2nd Collection Attempt

08.22.2021 00:01 AM

NASA's Mars Perseverance rover is preparing for another effort to sweep up Martian rocks soon after its initial attempt earlier this month didn't go as planned.

NASA Perseverance Rover Completes 'Substantially Risky' 12th Flight

08.17.2021 07:53 AM

NASA's Ingenuity helicopter has already made a dozen flights on Mars, rising at 32.8 feet above the surface for 169 seconds!

NASA Perseverance Mars Rover's Collected Rock Sample Mysteriously Disappeared, Here's What Happened

08.11.2021 02:48 AM

NASA Perseverance rover tried to collect its first Mars rock sample but disappeared. The space agency believes that the rock responded in an unexpected way, rather than the rover making a mistake.

NASA's Perseverance Mars Rover Fails to Get Rock in First Attempt

08.08.2021 22:00 PM

NASA said the Perseverance rover's first attempt to get rock samples in Mars didn't go according to plan.

NASA is Looking For Healthy Adults to Join Yearlong Mars Simulations; Here's How to Apply

08.07.2021 23:00 PM

NASA is looking for healthy people to join a yearlong mission in “Mars surface simulations." NASA is already taking applications for those who want to live on Mars.

NASA's Mars Ingenuity Rover About to Drill Rock As Ingenuity Helicopter Notches 11th Flight

08.06.2021 05:35 AM

NASA's robotic rover Perseverance prepared to drill its first rock sample after the Ingenuity helicopter successfully flew on its 11th flight.

Mars Curiosity Rover Detects Whimsical Rocks on Red Planet

08.03.2021 00:05 AM

Curiosity discovered a small sculpted rock arch that defies gravity on Mars. The Curiosity rover from NASA got a close look at a strangely patterned tiny rock structure on Mars that survives the pressures of wind and erosion.

Evidence of Ancient Life on Mars Erased? NASA’s Perseverance Rover Starts the Hunt

07.21.2021 00:11 AM

Some of the rock records of the Red Planet have been washed away by super salty brine, essentially ‘resetting’ it, NASA said.

China Zhurong Mars Rover Shares Photo of Its Parachute, Partially Burnt Backshell

07.16.2021 22:55 PM

China’s Mars rover, Zhurong, has captured new images of the Red Planet. The images from China National Space Administration, show the rover’s parachute and partially burnt but still intact protective shell on the ground.

NASA's Curiosity Rover Detects Unusual Bump in Mars; Ends Up on Bedrock

07.16.2021 07:26 AM

NASA's Perseverance rover is on a road trip across Mars and shared snaps from a roadside attraction that's caught the rover team's attention.

NASA’s Perseverance Rover Now on Self-Driving Mode; Thanks to AutoNav Feature!

07.04.2021 23:53 PM

NASA's Perseverance rover has taken its first autonomous drive on the red planet. The rover's enhanced AutoNav feature lets it take charge of its adventures.

NASA Ingenuity Helicopter Successfully Stayed 77.4 Seconds on Air for Its 8th Flight

06.24.2021 01:46 AM

NASA is not sharing many details about Ingenuity's eighth test flight, what it has said is that the helicopter flew for 77.4 seconds over a distance of 160 meters.

Turkey Joins Other Nations in Sending Rover to Moon by 2023, Space Agency Discusses Details

06.18.2021 22:29 PM

Turkey is planning to send a rover to the moon by 2028 or 2029, using a domestically-developed rocket engine that will have its first flight to the moon in a test mission in three years.

Mars Selfie: China Captures Coolest Photos of the Red Planet

06.13.2021 22:51 PM

China recently landed its own rover on the surface of the Red Planet and in fact, it even just revealed a Mars selfie, one of the coolest Martian pictures ever seen.

NASA Mars Curiosity Rover Sends Photos of Clouds with Ice Crystals on Red Planet

05.30.2021 05:02 AM

NASA Curiosity Rover first noticed clouds appearing earlier than expected in 2020 and prepared to photograph them this year.

Mars Touch Down: Wheels of Chinese Space Rover Zhurong Successfully Landed on the Red Planet

05.28.2021 08:41 AM

The Zhurong rover will officially begin its mission on Mars. The Chinese craft started to transmit the first images captured on the Red Planet after the landing phase.

Mars Helicopter Ingenuity in Trouble on 6th Flight, Demonstrates Toughness

05.27.2021 23:59 PM

The helicopter deployed from the belly of the Perseverance rover in April, kicking off a five-flight, month-long campaign designed to demonstrate that powered aerial flight is possible above Mars. The sixth flight encountered problems.

NASA Mars Perseverance Rover vs. China Zhurong Mars Rover: "Battlebot in Space"? Here's 5 Major Differences

05.21.2021 06:31 AM

China successfully landed its Zhurong rover on the red planet, according to state media, just months after NASA landed its Perseverance rover.

Tianwen-1 Successfully Lands on Mars; China’s Space Mission Accomplished!

05.15.2021 01:28 AM

China's Tianwen-1 probe has successfully landed on Mars. The country lands its first pair of robots on the surface of Mars this has been confirmed on social media by state-affiliated media.