NASA’s Ingenuity drone, which was transported to the Martian surface attached to the Perseverance Rover, has successfully taken flight and sent back its first photos while airborne. It is the first successful flight of a controlled, powered aircraft on another planet.
“We can now say that human beings have flown a rotorcraft on another planet,” […]. petapixel.com
NASA just placed a hefty order for 53 unmodified Nikon D5 DSLRs. The cameras currently cost about $6,500 each, so if NASA paid full retail price for each camera, they just spent at least $344,500 on this purchase. petapixel.com »
2017-08-25 22:10
Jupiter’s “Great Red Spot” (or G.R.S.) is a giant storm on the gas planet that has possibly existed for at least 350 years. NASA’s Juno spacecraft flew just 5,600 miles above the storm on Monday, snapping new photos that give us a beautiful view of this famous feature. The distance between Juno and Jupiter is […] petapixel.com »
2017-07-14 19:07
NASA's Mars InSight Lander may have transmitted its final photo from the Red Planet after it tweeted that it's almost run out of power. [Read More]
NASA's Mars InSight Lander may have transmitted its final photo from the Red Planet after it tweeted that it's almost run out of power. [Read More]
Last week, NASA's Mars Curiosity rover captured a photo of what looks like a purposefully carved doorway that leads somewhere into the depths of the Red Planet. [Read More]