Perseverance Rover: News
The Perseverance Rover rover was sent to Mars by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). It was launched on July 30, 2020, from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. It successfully landed on the red planet on February 18, 2021. Its landing site is called the Jezero crater. The Perseverance Rover's mission objective is to seek signs of ancient life and collect samples of rock and Regolith (broken rock and soil) for a possible return to Earth via a manned mission in the future. The rover contains several technology demonstrations on-board including the Mars helicopter that successfully completed its 30-day demonstration phase and is now in the operations demo phase as of September 2021. The rover has also been sent to Mars to assess ancient habitability, scout for rocks known to preserve signs of life over time, and demonstrate technology for future robotic and human exploration on the red planet. Perseverance is expected to spend at least one Martian year (two Earth years) exploring its landing site. The mission is being managed for NASA's Science Mission Directorate in Washington D.C. by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory of Caltech in Pasadena, California.
08 Jan 2025
MarsHow NASA can bring back samples from Mars in 2030s
NASA has proposed two new innovative ways to bring back critical samples from Mars to Earth by the 2030s.
12 Dec 2024
MarsNASA explains why Ingenuity helicopter crashed on Mars
NASA's Ingenuity helicopter, which had successfully completed 72 flights on Mars, crashed due to a software glitch.
24 Sep 2024
MarsNASA reveals the mystery behind Mars's strange 'zebra rock'
NASA's Perseverance rover has made a remarkable discovery on Mars, a rock unlike any other seen before.
26 Jul 2024
MarsDid life once thrive on Mars? A rock holds clues
NASA's Perseverance rover has unearthed a rock on Mars, named "Cheyava Falls," that may hold clues to ancient life.
18 Jul 2024
MarsHow NASA is using AI to uncover secrets of Mars
NASA's Perseverance rover is utilizing artificial intelligence (AI) to revolutionize scientific research on Mars.
18 Jun 2024
MarsNASA's Perseverance rover overcomes obstacles to explore Martian 'Bright Angel'
NASA's Perseverance rover has been exploring the southern side of Neretva Vallis, an ancient river channel on Mars, since January.
14 Jun 2024
MarsMartian meteorites unlock secrets of the Red Planet's hidden layers
A team of scientists from the University of California, San Diego's Scripps Institution of Oceanography is studying meteorites from Mars that have landed on Earth.
22 Aug 2023
NASANASA Perseverance identifies sunspot that could soon point toward Earth
NASA's Perseverance rover, which is currently probing Mars, has captured an intriguing large sunspot.
21 Jul 2023
NASAHow NASA's Perseverance rover selects samples on Mars
In February 2021, NASA's six-wheeled robot, called Perseverance rover, landed on Mars to find out if the now-barren planet ever contained any traces of life.
28 Jun 2023
NASANASA's Perseverance rover finds mysterious, donut-shaped rock on Mars
NASA's Perseverance rover has found another interesting rock on Mars, but researchers are not entirely sure about where it came from.
12 Jun 2023
NASAHow NASA assigns names to geological features on Mars
NASA currently has two rovers probing Mars: Curiosity and Perseverance Rover.
06 Apr 2023
NASANASA's Perseverance picks new Martian sample: What's special about it
NASA's Perseverance Rover (Percy) has picked up the first Martian sample as part of its new science campaign.
06 Apr 2023
NASANASA's Mars Helicopter Ingenuity breaks records, flies higher than ever
NASA's Mars Ingenuity Helicopter has shattered records, once again. The chopper flew higher and faster than before during its 49th flight which happened on April 2.
27 Mar 2023
Artificial Intelligence and Machine LearningHow AI can help find life beyond Earth
The hunt for life beyond our home planet is bound to get easier in the future. Scientists have developed a new machine learning tool that could help look for signs of life on Mars and other extraterrestrial bodies.
22 Feb 2023
Nature CommunicationsRovers may not identify signs of life on Mars: Study
A new study reveals that the robots currently probing Mars might not be capable to hunt down traces of life on the Red Planet.
21 Feb 2023
NASANASA's Perseverance Rover completes two years on the Red Planet
NASA's Perseverance Rover successfully completed two years on Mars on February 18.
15 Feb 2023
NASASignificance of the sample depot constructed by NASA's Perseverance Rover
The Perseverance Rover (nicknamed 'Percy') recently completed building a sample depot on Mars. This is the first time that a sample repository of this kind has been constructed in another world and this also marks a big milestone for the mission.
07 Feb 2023
Space NewsNew study sheds light on the habitability of Mars
A new study provides key insights into the conditions that could have supported life on Mars.
31 Jan 2023
NASAHistoric! NASA's Perseverance Rover completes sample depot on Mars
Perseverance Rover has successfully finished constructing the sample depot on Mars. The rover dropped the last of the 10 sample tubes on January 29 to achieve the historic feat.
26 Jan 2023
NASANASA's Perseverance Rover has filed the first Martian weather report
We now have a better understanding of what the weather is like on Mars, thanks to Perseverance Rover.
20 Jan 2023
NASANASA's Perseverance Rover drops 8th sample tube on Mars
Perseverance Rover has dropped its eighth sample tube, out of ten, at the sample depot that it is constructing at the Three Forks region in the Jezero Crater region on Mars.
10 Jan 2023
NASANASA's Perseverance Rover completes 50% of sample depot on Mars
The Perseverance Rover has finished constructing 50% of its sample depot on the red planet.
06 Jan 2023
NASANASA's Perseverance Rover completes its primary mission on Mars
NASA's Perseverance Rover has thrived one Mars year, equivalent to around 687 Earth days, on the red planet.
22 Dec 2022
NASAHistoric! NASA Perseverance Rover deposits first sample on Mars surface
NASA's Perseverance Rover has deposited its first sample tube, containing Martian rock, on the red planet. This is a "historic early step" for the Mars Sample Return program, which will bring back samples to Earth for in-depth investigation.
19 Dec 2022
NASAHow NASA's Perseverance Rover will build sample depot on Mars
NASA's Perseverance Rover will soon begin setting up the first-ever sample depot on Mars.
15 Dec 2022
NASANASA's Perseverance Rover records the rumble of 'Martian dust devil'
NASA's Perseverance Rover has captured what a 'dust devil' on Mars sounds like, for the first time ever.
07 Dec 2022
NASANASA's Ingenuity helicopter flies 46 feet above Mars, sets record
NASA's Ingenuity helicopter flew its highest-ever distance from Mars' surface during its 35th flight.
06 Dec 2022
NASANASA's Perseverance Rover collects Martian regolith, its third sample type
NASA's Mars Perseverance Rover has picked up regolith, which is basically Martian dust, from a large sand ripple called "Observation Mountain."
25 Nov 2022
NASANASA's Perseverance Rover finds evidence of water and volcanic rocks
Data collected from Mars Perseverance Rover tells a "story of fire and water."
23 Nov 2022
NASAHow NASA plans to bring back samples from Mars?
NASA and ESA are hard at work to bring back rock and soil samples from Mars by 2030. This is the first time that samples will be brought back from another planet.
18 Nov 2022
NASANASA's Perseverance Rover finds a tantalizing Martian sandstone
NASA's Perseverance Rover has picked up a new Martian rock sample.
12 Oct 2022
NASAPerseverance Mars Rover faces unexpected glitch while picking rock samples
NASA's Perseverance Rover is diligently collecting rock samples as it parades the Jezero Crater on Mars.
05 Oct 2022
NASANASA's Perseverance Rover collects its 13th rock core sample
NASA's Perseverance Rover has successfully obtained another rocky sample from the Jezero Crater on Mars.
27 Sep 2022
Space NewsOver 7,000kg of trash: Mars has already become junkyard planet
Fifty years, 14 missions, and 18 man-made objects—that's what humanity's relationship with Mars looks like in the fewest of words.
17 Jun 2022
NASANASA's Perseverance rover captures "something unexpected" and it's not Martian
NASA's Perseverance rover is yet to find proof of life on Mars, but it has captured "something unexpected" on the red planet.
26 Apr 2021
NASANASA's Ingenuity helicopter completes third long-distance flight, with fastest-yet airspeed
NASA's Perseverance rover Mars mission has been a resounding success so far, with both its technology demonstrations showing promise.
22 Apr 2021
NASANASA's MOXIE proof-of-concept successfully converts Martian carbon dioxide to oxygen
Besides the Ingenuity helicopter that took flight on Mars earlier this week, NASA had sent another proof of concept to the red planet. The device is called Mars Oxygen In-Situ Resource Utilization Experiment (MOXIE).
19 Apr 2021
NASANASA's Ingenuity helicopter aces first test flight in Martian environment
Ever since NASA successfully unsheathed the Ingenuity helicopter that accompanied its Perseverance rover to Mars, anticipation had been building for the helicopter's first flight.
23 Mar 2021
NASANASA's Ingenuity helicopter now one step closer to first flight
Over the weekend, NASA's Perseverance rover dropped the debris shield that protected the Ingenuity helicopter during the rover's historic landing on the red planet.
07 Mar 2021
NASANASA's Perseverance rover completes first test drive on Martian soil
NASA has recently announced that its Perseverance rover successfully completed its first test drive on Mars.
06 Mar 2021
NASANASA's Perseverance rover performs first test drive on Mars
NASA's Perseverance Mars rover hit the dusty red road this week, putting 21 feet on the odometer in its first test drive. It ventured from its landing position, on Thursday, two weeks after landing, to seek signs of past life.
03 Mar 2021
AppleNASA's Perseverance rover powered by processors used in 90s' iMacs
NASA's Perseverance rover, which is presently on Mars, is powered by the same IBM PowerPC processor found in the Apple iMacs from 1998. The processor is about 23 years old, and is painfully slow by modern standards.
24 Feb 2021
XNetizens decode message hidden in NASA's Perseverance rover's parachute
The parachute unfurled during the final descent of NASA's Perseverance rover had random pattern of red and white bands, on the face of it. NASA officials later said it contained an encoded message.
23 Feb 2021
Space NewsNASA's Perseverance rover relays first audio, video clips from Mars
Yesterday, NASA's 2020 Perseverance rover relayed video and audio feeds from Mars. The rover had landed successfully on Mars' Jezero Crater on February 18. It has now sent footage of the landing and a brief audio recording of the sounds from the red planet.
20 Feb 2021
NASAThis photo of Mars rover's descent has NASA awestruck
The world got its first close-up look at a Mars landing on Friday, as NASA released a stunning picture of its newest rover being lowered onto the dusty red surface.
19 Feb 2021
NASANASA's Perseverance rover sends first pictures of Mars to Earth
NASA's Perseverance rover landed on Mars' Jezero crater late last night. The challenging mission is aimed at finding signs of life on the red planet.
19 Feb 2021
Mars Orbiter MissionNASA's Perseverance rover successfully lands on Mars' Jezero crater
NASA's Perseverance rover successfully landed on Mars' Jezero crater last night. NASA's YouTube channel streamed the event live from 00:45 AM IST on February 19. You can watch the historic feat using this link: https://youtu.be/gm0b_ijaYMQ.
