While NASA’s Mars Perseverance Rover has been grabbing headlines lately, its Curiosity rover has been on the Red Planet since 2012 and just sent back a gigantic 318-megapixel selfie that depicts it in front of Mont Mercou, a rock outcropping on the surface of Mars.
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NASA has announced that it is preparing to launch its Ingenuity Mars Helicopter no earlier than April 8. Ingenuity's maiden flight will mark the first attempt at a powered, controlled flight of an aircraft on another planet. dpreview.com »
2021-03-25 19:48
China's Tianwen-1 probe has spent nearly a month orbiting Mars, and now we have stunning images from the voyage. The China National Space Administration (CNSA) released three images earlier this month, two in black and white and one in color. dpreview.com »
2021-03-18 00:26
The Mars Perseverance Rover, which already has sent back some incredible images from the Red Planet, is equipped with 23 cameras designed for a host of tasks. Its main camera array is particularly impressive, able to see details as small as a tip of a pencil close by, and the size of an almond from […] petapixel.com »
2021-03-02 02:15
NASA’s Perseverance has been on the surface of the Red Planet for about a day now and is already sending back images that are far superior to the original two published yesterday, including one photo of the drone midair captured from its “jetpack. petapixel.com »
2021-02-19 22:25
The Perseverance rover gets lowered down to the Martian surface, seen in one of the first high-resolution images sent back to Earth. Image credit: NASA Update: (Friday, February 19, 2021 at 2:46 PM): Since first publishing this article, NASA has shared new, high-resolution images of the Perseverance rover, including one taken from its ‘jetpack’ that lowered the rover down to the Martian surface. dpreview.com »
2021-02-19 18:37
Tomorrow morning, NASA is expected to launch its Mars 2020 mission, which will take the Perseverance rover to the Red Planet to search for signs of ancient life, collect terrain samples for potential return to Earth and overall provide a better look at the Martian surface. dpreview.com »
2020-07-29 23:12
ElderFox Documentaries has compiled a 4K UHD video tour of Mars using ultra-high resolution images and photo mosaics captured by NASA's Mars rovers. It's a stunning look at the Martian landscape and a great way to view another world nearly 34 million miles away. dpreview.com »
2020-07-22 21:30
NASA’s Curiosity rover has captured a series of photos showing what clouds look like as they float across the sky on Mars. The photos are the clearest images of clouds seen so far by Curiosity since the rover arrived on Mars 5 years ago. petapixel.com »
2017-08-11 22:55
The bright blue dot at the center of this photo by NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter is actually NASA's Curiosity Mars rover, going about its lonely mission on the Red Planet. © Photo courtesy of NASA/JPL-Caltech/Univ. dpreview.com »
2017-06-22 23:51
Journeying through misty mountains and deep forestry, photographer Erinthul takes refuge in capturing her dark and cryptic self-portraits that serve as an invitation into folklore and the arcane wildernesses of Poland. [Read More]
Visual artist and photographer Felicia Simion found a trip to Iceland and a self-portrait project were exactly what she needed to reconnect with nature and feel alive once again. [Read More]
A Brazilian photographer in Norway has captured a rare photo in which two dazzling night sky phenomena, the northern lights and pillars of light, are seen in the sky at the same time. [Read More]
Photographer Dale Sharpe is a determined guy. It took two rings and two trips to the arctic circle, but he finally got engaged to the one person he loves, capturing the epic moment on camera while the northern lights danced above their heads.