Astronauts exploring Mars must be careful not to leave behind too heavy a footprint, experts emphasize. Indeed, human exploration of the Red Planet poses risks to the collection of potential evidence life on Mars, say scientists. Here finally Soilsimilar sites of scientific interest have suffered significant damage. “We risk the same for Mars without legal … Read more
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific developments and more. NASA is looking for innovative methods that could help retrieve samples collected by the Perseverance rover on Mars in the future. The rover, which landed on Mars in February 2021, collected specimens from the Jezero … Read more
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific developments and more. NASA is looking for innovative methods that could help retrieve samples collected by the Perseverance rover on Mars in the future. The rover, which landed on Mars in February 2021, collected specimens from the Jezero … Read more
Editor’s note: A version of this story appeared in CNN’s science newsletter Wonder Theory. To receive it in your inbox, Register for free here. As humans, we love to ‘dare mighty things’. That’s the motto of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, which borrows from a quote from Theodore Roosevelt. As a species born … Read more
Editor’s note: A version of this story appeared in CNN’s science newsletter Wonder Theory. To receive it in your inbox, Register for free here. As humans, we love to ‘dare mighty things’. That’s the motto of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, which borrows from a quote from Theodore Roosevelt. As a species born … Read more
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific developments and more. After completing 72 historic flights on Mars in three years, NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter mission has ended. Originally designed as an experiment, Ingenuity became the first aircraft to fly on another world, taking off on April … Read more
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific developments and more. After completing 72 historic flights on Mars in three years, NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter mission has ended. Originally designed as an experiment, Ingenuity became the first aircraft to fly on another world, taking off on April … Read more
Nearly three years ago, NASA’s Perseverance rover landed on Mars as part of a decades-long effort to investigate whether the now barren planet once hosted life. Jezero crater once housed a large lake and a river delta. The size of a car Perseverance, equipped with advanced cameras and scientific instruments, has so far spent its … Read more