Mars - NASA Science
WEBMars is one of the most explored bodies in our solar system, and it's the only planet where we've sent rovers to explore the alien landscape. NASA missions have found lots of evidence that Mars was much wetter and warmer, with a thicker atmosphere, billions of years ago. Explore with Us
Missions: Mars - SpaceX
WEBThe engineering video below simulates the physics of Mars entry for Starship. SpaceX designs, manufactures and launches advanced rockets and spacecraft. The company was founded in 2002 to revolutionize space technology, with the ultimate goal of enabling people to live on other planets.
Humans to Mars - NASA
WEBSep 26, 2023 · Mars remains our horizon goal for human exploration because it is one of the only other places we know where life may have existed in the solar system. What we learn about the Red Planet will tell us more about our Earth’s past and future, and may help answer whether life exists beyond our home planet.
Mars 2020: Perseverance Rover - NASA Science
WEBJul 30, 2020 · The Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover searches for signs of ancient microbial life, to advance NASA's quest to explore the past habitability of Mars. The rover is collecting core samples of Martian rock and regolith (broken rock and soil), for potential pickup by a future mission that would bring them to Earth for detailed study.
Perseverance Rover | NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
WEBJul 30, 2020 · The Perseverance Mars rover is part of NASA’s Mars Exploration Program, a long-term effort of robotic exploration of the Red Planet. A key objective for Perseverance’s mission on Mars is astrobiology, including the search for signs of ancient microbial life. Perseverance is investigating Jezero Crater – a region of Mars where the ancient ...
Mars Exploration Future Plan 2023 - 2043 - Science@NASA
WEBApr 16, 2024 · NASA is reimagining the future of Mars exploration, driving new scientific discoveries, and preparing for humans on Mars. NASA’s Mars Exploration Program will focus the next two decades on its science-driven systemic approach on these strategic goals: exploring for potential life, understanding the geology and climate of …
NASA’s Perseverance Rover Sees Mars in a New Light
WEBJul 20, 2023 · A key objective for Perseverance’s mission on Mars is astrobiology, including the search for signs of ancient microbial life. The rover will characterize the planet’s geology and past climate, pave the way for human exploration of the Red Planet, and be the first mission to collect and cache Martian …
NASA’s Perseverance Rover Begins Its First Science Campaign on Mars
WEBJun 9, 2021 · A key objective for Perseverance’s mission on Mars is astrobiology, including the search for signs of ancient microbial life. The rover will characterize the planet’s geology and past climate, pave the way for human exploration of the Red Planet, and be the first mission to collect and cache Martian rock and regolith.
Mars 2020 Perseverance Landing Press Kit | Mission Overview
WEBKey phases of the Mars 2020 mission are launch, cruise, arrival (also known as entry, descent, and landing), and Mars surface operations. During a prime mission that will last one Mars year (about 687 Earth days), Perseverance’s exploration of Jezero Crater will address high-priority science goals for Mars exploration.
Mars 2020 Perseverance Launch Press Kit | Mission Overview
WEBNASA’s next mission to Mars — the Mars 2020 Perseverance mission — will launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station as early as July 17, 2020. Perseverance is the most sophisticated rover NASA has ever sent to Mars, with a name that embodies NASA’s passion for taking on and overcoming challenges.