Perseverance Mars rover: Latest photos, discoveries and news

Illustration of NASA's Perseverance rover on Mars.
(Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech)

NASA's Mars rover Perseverance is scheduled to touch down on the Red Planet on Feb. 18, 2021. The new rover will search for signs of habitable environments on Mars and evidence of past microbial life. It will also cache samples of the Red Planet to return to Earth for a future Mars sample-return mission. See the latest news about NASA's Perseverance Mars rover here!

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Perseverance rover's Mars samples show traces of ancient water, but NASA needs them on Earth to seek signs of life

By Victoria Corless published

Scientists are cataloging and analyzing the first samples collected by NASA's Perseverance rover while the agency weighs its options for returning them to Earth.

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Perseverance Mars rover finds 'one-of-a-kind treasure' on Red Planet's Silver Mountain

By Brett Tingley published

NASA's Perseverance Mars rover found a 'one-of-a-kind treasure' on the rim of Jezero Crater, a rock that could help reveal the ancient history of the Red Planet.

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The best (and worst) Mars landings of all time

By Space.com Staff, Tariq Malik last updated

Not every mission to Mars has been successful.

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NASA gets $25.4 billion in White House's 2025 budget request

By Mike Wall published

President Biden's 2025 federal budget request allocates $25.4 billion to NASA, a minimal increase over what Congress just allocated for 2024.

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NASA loses contact with Ingenuity Mars helicopter

By Mike Wall published

NASA lost contact with its Ingenuity Mars helicopter on Thursday (Jan. 18), toward the end of the little rotorcraft's 72nd Red Planet flight.

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NASA's Ingenuity Mars helicopter sets new distance record on the Red Planet

By Mike Wall published

NASA's Ingenuity Mars helicopter flew farther than it ever has before on Dec. 20, covering 2,315 feet (705 meters) of Red Planet ground.

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Perseverance Mars rover to climb crater rim next spring in bonus mission

By Sharmila Kuthunur published

NASA's Perseverance rover has been exploring Mars' Jezero Crater for nearly three years, but it will soon move on to investigate a vastly different environment.

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Perseverance rover celebrates 1,000 Mars days on the Red Planet

By Mike Wall published

NASA's Perseverance rover hit a big milestone today (Dec. 13) — 1,000 Mars days, or sols, on the Red Planet.

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NASA's Ingenuity Mars helicopter aces 2nd-longest flight on the Red Planet

By Mike Wall published

NASA's Ingenuity Mars helicopter covered nearly half a mile of Martian ground on Friday (Dec. 15), acing its second-longest flight on the Red Planet.

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NASA's Mars robots back in action after 'solar conjunction'

By Mike Wall published

NASA's Mars robots are back up to full speed on and around the Red Planet, after a two-week pause in commanding.

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