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This image of "Yori Pass" was taken by one of the Hazard-Avoidance Cameras (Hazcams) on NASA's Perseverance Mars...
NASA's Perseverance Mars rover took this selfie on July 23, 2024, the 1,218th Martian day, or sol, of the mission....
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Apollo 15 Commander David R. Scott operates the battery-powered Lunar Surface Drill...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Apollo 15 Commander David R. Scott operates the battery-powered Lunar Surface Drill...
A unique drill is being tested by NASA. The futuristic drill is in development at Johnson Space Center and is...
This image shows the back of Coring Bit 2 in the bit carousel of NASA's Perseverance Mars rover. A wavy, stringlike...
STS078-368-022 (20 June - 7 July 1996) --- Astronauts Susan J. Helms, payload commander, and Terence T. (Tom)...
“How does NASA collect surface samples from the Moon? The answer may surprise you! Explore the challenges of...
In this annotated animated GIF, the bit carousel on NASA's Perseverance Mars rover can be seen rotating during a...
Houston, We Have a Podcast Episode 386: EHP Tools || Guests: Holly Newton Mejia and Dr. Juliane Gross Introduction...
This composite image, made from four taken by the SuperCam instrument aboard NASA's Perseverance rover on August 8,...
The drill bits used by NASA's Perseverance Mars rover are seen before being installed prior to launch. The regolith...
NASA’s Perseverance Mars Rover has arrived at an ancient delta in Jezero Crater, one of the best places on the Red...
On Earth, geologists can dig holes and pull up core samples to find out what lies beneath the surface. On Mars,...
Engineers and technicians prepare NASA's Cold Operable Lunar Deployable Arm (COLDArm) robotic arm system for testing...
The 3D-printed titanium scoop of the Cold Operable Lunar Deployable Arm (COLDArm) robotic arm system is poised above...
The 3D-printed titanium scoop of the Cold Operable Lunar Deployable Arm (COLDArm) robotic arm system is poised above...
NASA's Perseverance Mars rover used its abrasion tool to grind down the rock surface at this target, nicknamed...
This image shows a cylinder of rock the size of a piece of classroom chalk inside the drill of NASA's Perseverance...
This map shows various quadrant themes in the vicinity of NASA's Perseverance Mars rover, which is currently in the...
The path taken by NASA's Perseverance Mars rover during the first 1,000 sols (Martian days) of its mission at Jezero...
This close-up view of a rock target named "Dourbes" was provided by the WATSON (Wide Angle Topographic Sensor for...
This annotated image of Mars' Jezero Crater depicts the route NASA's Perseverance rover will take during its first...
NASA's Cold Operable Lunar Deployable Arm (COLDArm) robotic arm system reaches out from a lander on the Moon and...