4th Number of the Mars Planet Report
The 4th Number of the Mars Planet Report is available on line to download.
James Webb Space Telescope arrives at new home in space
After traveling nearly one million miles, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope reached its final destination on January 24. The most powerful observatory ever launched into space, the James Webb Space Telescope took off on December 25, 2021 to explore the cosmos and the first milestones of our universe. Since its successful takeoff, the $ 10…
Great news for Italy!
The European Space Agency (ESA) has decided to dedicate one of the two ExoMars 2022 mission devices to the former head of the Aeronautical Engineering Department of the Politecnico di Milano Amalia Ercoli Finzi. She has been the first woman to graduate in aeronautical engineering at the Politecnico di Milano Institute (Italy), and the scientist…
Mars helicopter Ingenuity gearing up for 19th Red Planet flight on Friday
NASA’s Mars helicopter Ingenuity is poised to make its first flight of 2022. Ingenuity will cover 207 feet during the 100-second flight, which will take the little chopper out of a rugged basin known as South Séítah, over a ridge and onto a plateau. «While short, the flight has a challenging start due to featureless sandy terrain that the helicopter…
Scientists spot water ice under the ‘Grand Canyon’ of Mars
Water ice may be lurking just a few feet below the Martian surface at one of the Red Planet’s most dramatic sites. That’s according to new research based on data gathered by the Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO), part of the ExoMars mission operated by the European Space Agency (ESA) and its Russian counterpart, Roscosmos. ExoMars includes both…
NASA’s Curiosity rover shares spectacular views of Mars
New images snapped by NASA’s Curiosity rover showcase the stunning, expansive landscape of Mars. Recently, the Curiosity rover traveled to the side of Mars’ Mount Sharp, or Aeolis Mons, a mountain that forms the central peak of Gale Crater. There, mission team members captured the beauty of the natural Martian landscape with Curiosity’s navigation cameras. Curiosity is not the newest robot on Mars, as…
Organic molecules revealed on Mars by Curiosity’s new kind of experiment
An international team of space researchers working with NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center has found previously unknown organic molecules on Mars using a new experiment aboard the Curiosity rover. The goal of such work is to learn more about the chemicals in the soil on or near the surface, but more specifically, to see if…
IAC 2024 in Milan
The International Astronautical Congress in 2024 will be organized in Milan: We will be there!
Perseverance raccoglie i primi pezzi del suo puzzle marziano
Il rover della NASA Perseverance ha raccolto con successo i primi due campioni di roccia marziana fornendo già agli scienziati la possibilità di elaborare alcune deduzioni sulle caratteristiche della regione del Cratere Jezero. Le analisi su questi due campioni e sui dati del primo tentativo di campionamento dello scorso 6 agosto finito male, potrebbero aiutare il team…
Perseverance rover seals up 1st Mars sample for future return to Earth
The car-sized rover sealed a titanium tube containing a drilled-out core of a Red Planet rock on Monday , marking a big milestone for its ambitious mission. If all goes according to plan, Perseverance will collect several dozen more such samples, all of which will be hauled to Earth for analysis a decade or so from now. «Just as the Apollo…