Perseverance Rover’s Descent and Touchdown on Mars
NASA’s Mars 2020 Perseverance mission captured thrilling footage of its rover landing in Mars’ Jezero Crater on Feb. 18, 2021.
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The Empire State Building Illuminated for Mars Perseverance
In New York City, the Empire State Building illuminated in red to celebrate the landing on Mars of NASA’s Perseverance rover.
Showcasing the Perseverance Rover Wheel
During the Mars Perseverance engineering and technology overview on Feb. 16, 2021, at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, chief engineer Adam Steltzner displays a rover wheel.
Perseverance hangs beneath its powered descent stage
Perseverance hangs beneath its rocket powered descent stage, only a few meters above the martian surface, captured here just before its February 18 touchdown on Mars.
New Technique used to spot nearby Exoplanets
Breakthrough technique used to directly depiction nearby exoplanets in habitable-zone.
Perseverance rover sends first images from Mars
On Feb. 18, 2021, NASA’s Perseverance rover landed successfully on Mars. These are the first images of Jezero Crater, on the red planet.
Pollution could be the solution to find an Extraterrestrial Civilization
We might be able to detect an advanced extraterrestrial civilization, using its own atmospheric pollution, according to new NASA research.
Apollo 14 Heads for Home 50 years ago
Fifty years ago on February 7, 1971, the crew of Apollo 14 left lunar orbit and headed for home.
Launch Control Center- Then and Now
From the Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Control Center back in 1971, to the SpaceX Launch Control Center.
World’s first Rocket Powered by Biofuel
Stardust 1.0 prototype sounding rocket is the world’s first commercial rocket powered by bio-derived fuel.