The Zhurong probe found grooves and etchings on Martian rocks, showing how the wheater and ancient waters changed Mars’ surface.
Category: Exploration
Space module Nauka
The new Russian space laboratory Nauka arrived at the International Space Station (ISS). The module’s name means “science” in Russian.
Launch of Shenzhou-12
Shenzhou-12 sent the first astronauts to Tianhe core module, from the Chinese space station, which will be completed in late 2022.
Mars’ images obtained by Hope probe
UAE space agency released the first images of its first probe to Mars, Hope or Al-Amal. Whose mission is to study the Martian atmosphere.
Zhurong rover arrives on Mars
Zhurong, the first China’s rover on Mars, landed this Saturday morning. It’s part of the Tianwen-1 mission, launched on July 23, 2020.
New discovery of Voyager 1
The probe Voyager 1, launched in September 1977, detected a plasma “sound” in the interstellar space.
Ingenuity helicopter flies on Mars
The Ingenuity helicopter of NASA’s Mars 2020 mission, flew with success at the Red Planet. Becoming the first aircraft to fly on another planet.
The probes on Mars in February
This month will be interesting for space exploration. 3 probes from different countries will be on Mars. Each one of the missions is described in this post.
The Chang’e 5 mission
China’s Chang’e 5 mission extracted samples from the Moon and it’s bringing to Earth. The last mission of this nature was USSR’s Luna 24, in 1974.
Chitin: Construction material for Mars?
A new study suggests use chitin to build structures and tools on Mars, for future colonies on the red planet.