NASA's Perseverance rover celebrated the end of a tough climb out of the Jezero Crater on Mars with new images and a new science campaign. Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech ...

A new study suggests there may be a connection between global dust storms and warm, sunny days. Dust storms have an impact on humanity’s efforts to explore Mars. NASA’s Opportunity rover ...

In the thin, dusty atmosphere of Mars, a sunny day can be a ... In 2018, one such storm proved fatal for NASA’s Opportunity rover. The storm’s dust coated Opportunity’s solar panels ...

In this way, NASa's Mars rover Opportunity was deprived of solar energy in the middle of a global dust storm and could not be reactivated later. "Dust storms have a significant effect on rovers and ...

Impact on Mars science While Sojourner strolled on the surface, Pathfinder was on a mission of its own. It relayed information from the rover to Earth and also took pictures of the Martian sky and ...

However, Mars is extremely cold and subject to severe dust storms. The adverse environment is challenging for humans to land on and explore. This is where a Mars rover comes in handy. The Zhurong ...

However, Mars is very cold and has severe dust storms. The tough environment is challenging for humans to land on and explore. This is where a Mars rover comes ... The photos and data sent by ...

Dust storms on Mars could one day pose dangers to human ... In 2018, for example, a global dust storm buried the solar panels on NASA's Opportunity rover under a layer of dust.

In a new study, planetary scientists at the University of Colorado Boulder have begun to unravel the factors that kick off major dust storms on Mars ... on NASA's Opportunity rover under a ...

While on the hunt for signs of ancient microbial life on Mars, NASA’s Curiosity rover captured a mysterious field of white sulfur stones in a series of striking new images. Curosity - which left ...