Northeastern University students won a contest in which four teams’ rovers completed tasks in simulated Martian environments.
Remembering Ingenuity’s historic flights on Mars
We’ve put together a timeline of some of Ingenuity’s biggest achievements in its almost three years on Mars.
After 72 flights, NASA says goodbye to Ingenuity helicopter
NASA received images of Ingenuity’s Jan. 18 flight this week that showed one or more of its rotor blades had been damaged during landing.
NVIDIA picks 6 noteworthy autonomous systems of 2023
NVIDIA picks robots that showed special prowess — swimming, diving, gripping, seeing, strolling and flying — through 2023.
NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter is back in flight after unscheduled landing
Ingenuity’s most recent flight was a 25-second hop to give the Ingenuity team some insight on why the helicopter’s 53rd flight was cut short.
Perseverance gets back in contact with Ingenuity
Ingenuity’s flight took place on April 26, but mission controllers lost contact when the helicopter descended toward the Martian surface.
Perseverance captures first-ever audio of Martian dust devil
NASA said nearly every Mars rover has experienced dust devils, but this is the first time any such recording has been made.
Perseverance collects its first dirt sample on Mars
NASA’s Perseverance Rover recently collected its first two samples of regolith, broken-up rock and dust, on Mars.
NASA’s Perseverance Rover has been making oxygen on Mars
NASA released the results of the Perseverance Rover’s first seven oxygen generation runs on Mars using MOXIE.
Getting Mars samples back to Earth: Perseverance searching for landing sites
NASA has been scouting out an area on Mars from spacecrafts in orbit. This is the first time the team is getting an up close look thanks to Perseverance.
NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter spots Perseverance debris
Perseverance’s 70.5 foot wide parachute helped the rover land on Mars after making its way through the Martian atmosphere.
Watch: Perseverance’s view of a solar eclipse on Mars
According to NASA, it’s the most zoomed-in and highest frame-rate observation of a Phobos solar eclipse ever taken on the Martian surface.
Perseverance completes first multiple-sol drive
The drive was the same distance as a previous one that was split over three sols, but doing it all in one go created challenges for the rover.
A look back at the Mars 2020 landing
The science collected during this mission will be investigated and reviewed for decades to come, including the return of sample cores collected by Perseverance rover.
Track Perseverance’s progress on Mars
The interactive map tracks Perseverance’s path from its landing site at the northern end of its route, to its more recent locations.
A year of milestones for the Mars 2020 mission
The Perseverance rover was sent to Mars to look for signs of ancient life and collect rock samples to be returned to Earth.
9 amazing photos from Mars Perseverance rover
See some of the incredible photos taken by the Perseverance rover during its first year exploring the Red Planet.
OTTO Motors future in automotive; Mars Perseverance anniversary
Matt Rendall, CEO of OTTO Motors, discusses the future of material handling in automotive and the importance of simulation for AMRs.
How Perseverance handles Martian debris
Pebbles became lodged in Perseverance when it was extracting a sample from a Martian rock nicknamed Issole.
NASA begins tests on Mars sample collecting robot
NASA’s team is working on the next, complicated step in Perseverance’s mission: bringing rock samples to earth.
Perseverance Rover’s twin, OPTIMISM, begins tests on Earth
NASA tests OPTIMISM on Earth to prepare the Perseverance Mars Rover for challenges ahead on the Red Planet.
NASA needs your help identifying features on Mars
Improving the Soil Property and Object Classification will save NASA scientists time when planning routes for their rovers and in finding important formations.