Aerospace & Spaceflight Perseverance Finds Mars Dust Small Enough to Reach Astronauts’ Bloodstreams David WhitakerNovember 5, 2026November 5, 20260 One hundred to 200 nanometers: That is the estimated diameter of the smallest Martian dust particles identified using measurements from…
Aerospace & Spaceflight NASA’s Perseverance Breaks Mars Driving Record at 45.22 Kilometers David WhitakerOctober 14, 2026October 14, 20260 45.22 kilometers is the new distance to beat on another planet. NASA’s Perseverance rover reached that total on October 11,…
Aerospace & Spaceflight NASA canceled Mars sample return, leaving Perseverance’s possible life clue unconfirmed David WhitakerOctober 14, 2026October 14, 20260 A chalk stick size piece of Mars may contain evidence of ancient microbial activity, but the mission intended to bring…
Aerospace & Spaceflight NASA’s Perseverance Finds Stronger Mars Clues, but Still No Proof David WhitakerAugust 6, 2026August 6, 20260 NASA’s Perseverance rover has found a more suggestive combination of minerals and complex organic matter on Mars, strengthening the case…
Aerospace & Spaceflight NASA’s Perseverance Finds 245-Foot Mars Rock Record of Repeated Asteroid Impacts David WhitakerAugust 5, 2026August 5, 20260 A 245-foot-thick stack of rock on Mars may preserve a sequence of asteroid impacts from nearly 4 billion years ago….