Raman spectroscopy uses scattered light to identify a substance's chemical ingredients and is one of the most widely used scientific methods in space exploration. It is used for lunar exploration to ...

In a recent update from NASA’s official blog, the VIPER rover (Volatiles Investigating Polar Explorer Rover) mission, initially aimed to be a partnership with private industry, has taken an unexpected ...

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NASA’s Curiosity rover has been ... camera aboard the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. In the enhanced image, Curiosity appears as a dark speck on the dusty terrain, with a path of tracks behind ...

After the invasion of Ukraine, ESA cancelled the contract, leaving the Rosalind rover, designed to search for signs of past life on Mars, stranded. The £150m contract from the UK Space Agency for ...

The findings reported in this paper present the best chance we have seen for identifying the remains of life on Mars,” said ...

Perseverance embarked on the Crater Rim Campaign in search of ancient uplifted rock, to better understand the geologic processes occurring early in Mars' history ... that the rover has taken ...

After more than 14 years driving across the surface of Mars, the NASA rover Opportunity has fallen ... Opportunity's path to Mars was as uneven as the red planet's rolling hills.

We're working continuously to improve our search results. If you aren't finding what ... rover Curiosity has landed on the Red Planet. The...Curiosity Rover Path NASA's most advanced Mars rover ...

For nearly half a century, NASA has been talking an awfully good game about its much-heralded Mars Sample ... for another fetch rover, able to follow in Perseverance’s path, gather up the ...

On the surface of Mars, a rover has filled over two dozen airtight ... "My priority is to find a path forward for Mars Sample Return within a balanced overall science program," said Fox.