NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter hit another milestone. On Sunday, it successfully flew for the third time on Mars in a week. According to NASA, the helicopter logged a flight that was faster, farther and bolder than the previous ones.
NASA’s rover, Perseverance, is safely on Mars and ready to explore the planet. Its seven month journey ended with “seven minutes of terror” Thursday afternoon. That’s what scientists call the rover’s landing phase.
After a nerve-wracking seven-minute descent, NASA’s Perseverance rover successfully touched down on Mars on Thursday afternoon, as part of one of the agency’s most ambitious deep-space missions to search for signs of ancient life on the red planet.
Now that Valentine’s Day is over, some restaurants are already getting ready for St. Patrick’s Day, including McDonalds.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) _ Last week, Mercury stole the show. Now it’s Mars’ turn. On Sunday morning, Mars, Earth and the sun will line up perfectly in the sky. This once-every-two-years event is called Mars opposition. That’s because Mars and the sun will be on opposite sides of Earth. Right now, Mars is about 48 million miles from us….
A true-color globe of Mars showing Terra Meridiani is seen here, Sept. 28, 2015. NASA/Greg Shirah Evidence of powerful ancient tsunamis on Mars are lending new credibility to the idea the red planet was once home to a northern ocean. Scientists have long believed ancient Mars had a northern ocean but had struggled to support the theory with evidence. A…
Some M&M candies’ packaging includes the words, “Partially produced with genetic engineering.” Getty Images (ABC News) — In such small print that it’s easy to miss, Mars has started to include the labeling of genetically modified organisms (GMO) on its candy and chocolate packaging. The words, “Partially produced with genetic engineering,” are printed on the back of M&M bags. You…
BERLIN (AP) — U.S. chocolate maker Mars says it’s recalling candy bars and other items in 55 countries after plastic was found in one of its products. Roel Govers, spokesman for Mars in the Netherlands, told The Associated Press on Tuesday that the recall affects 55 countries but didn’t immediately provide further details. The German dpa news agency, citing Mars…
WASHINGTON (AP) — NASA has called off its next Mars mission because of a leak in a science instrument. The Insight spacecraft was supposed to take off in March and land on the red planet next year. But NASA said Tuesday that managers have suspended the launch because of an air leak in one of two prime science instruments, a seismometer…
