"Dust devils themselves are difficult to capture in images because they are so short-lived," Ingrid Daubar, a planetary ...

"One of the most successful and enduring feats of interplanetary exploration, NASA's Opportunity rover mission is at an end ...

The Opportunity rover's mission on Mars was nothing short of extraordinary, lasting an astounding 14 years, over 20 times longer than initially expected. Launched in 2003 alongside its twin, Spirit, ...

NASA’s Opportunity rover, one of the most successful interplanetary missions in history, came to a dramatic and poignant end in 2019, after 15 years of groundbreaking exploration on Mars. The rover’s ...

Understanding the similarities and differences of the deserts on Earth and Mars will help space travelers survive future ...

A trip to Mars takes much longer than a trip to space. Most missions to Mars typically take between 6 and 9 months. For example, NASA's Perseverance rover took about 7 months to reach Mars.

Our two-person team loaded the car with a GPS, a drone, notebooks, sample bags, a trowel and a flat spatula lovingly called a scoopula. Then we drove ...

NASA’s car-sized Perseverance rover has been roaming the surface of Mars for four years, drilling into the alien soil to collect dirt it places in tubes and leaves on the ground.

Sheel and his team found that when the atmosphere of Mars is laden with dust, the atmosphere becomes less conductive, ...

In 2005, a benevolent dust devil blew dust off the Spirit rover's solar panels, increasing its power levels. Dust devils on Mars, indeed, are a fascinating and curious phenomenon.

Martian dust devils may spark with electricity, potentially zapping rovers. New models show that charged dust could interfere ...

NASA's Perseverance Rover May Have Recorded Evidence Of Electrified Dust Devils On Mars On Sol 215, Perseverance's microphones were open as it entered the eye of a dust devil, finding a "very ...