En dansk mission til Månen kan være på vej. Adjunkt ved Københavns Uni , Jens Frydenvang har indsendt ansøgning til European Space Agency om en danskledet mission til Månen. Jeg taler med ham i Schumanns Rumraket. Find det på Spotify, Podimo eller Apple Podcast. open.spotify.com/episode/4oloyT…

The era of powered, controlled flight on the Red Planet has come to an end – for now. The #MarsHelicopter proved that it was possible and paved the way for future explorers. #ThanksIngenuity, for taking Mars exploration to new heights. go.nasa.gov/42b77KA

It’s spring here in the southern hemisphere of Mars – and with it comes dust season. 🌪️ I'm on the lookout for dust devils that might pop up around me, and this downhill view gives my team a chance to see if there’s any dusty gusts through the canyons I’ve driven through.

It’s been especially scenic at Gale Crater lately.

See that speck? It’s me! From Mars orbit! 👋 The HiRISE: Beautiful Mars instrument aboard the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter spotted me on Dec. 29, 2023. It's a good reminder of how big the Red Planet really is.

What does "live long and prosper" mean for a rover on Mars? To me, it means taking in the beauty that’s around me. It gets busy exploring the Red Planet, but every few sols I try to soak in my surroundings. 🖖

EN DANSK MISSION TIL MÅNEN ER ET SKRIDT TÆTTERE PÅ AT BLIVE EN REALITET Jens Frydenvang har nu fået at vide af det europæiske rumagentur, ESA, at han kan indsende et “pre-phaseA” studie om Máni, en mission til Månen. Med andre ord: Drømmen om en dansk mission til Månen lever!

Remember those crazy auroras a month ago? A few days later that same sun spot sent off an *even bigger* flare and coronal mass ejection with radiation + charged particles aimed right at Mars. And wow did ⁦our spacecraft get a cool show! nasa.gov/solar-system/p…

🗓️ 6 months into the Earth year – here's what I've been up to on Mars: - Entered a region possibly carved by an ancient river - Drilled my 40th and 41st sample holes - Studied a major solar storm - Reached a half-mile of total elevation gain as I climb up Mt. Sharp

*Cronch* I ran over a rock and found crystals inside! It's pure sulfur. (And no, it doesn’t smell.) Elemental sulfur is something we’ve never seen before on Mars. We don't know much about these yellow crystals yet, but my team is excited to investigate. go.nasa.gov/4bPdSow

Approx re-enactment of ARCHIVED - Curiosity Rover ops for me that day: Downlink team: We just analyzed the data of the light colored rocks, and they’re pure sulfur. Me: (long pause) Me: Well… that wasn’t on my bingo card. Holy smokes. #ILoveMyJob nasa.gov/missions/mars-…

Our ARCHIVED - NASA's Perseverance Mars Rover Mars rover has found an interesting rock that could be one of the best signs yet that ancient microbial life may have once existed on the Red Planet. However, we'll need to do more research to know for sure: go.nasa.gov/3zZhsiX

What's that about sticking the landing? 🥇 12 years ago, my landing on the Red Planet required 76 pyrotechnic devices and had zero margin for error – and my team absolutely nailed it. Do you remember the drama of those "7 Minutes of Terror"?

1 million laser shots! 💥 I recently surpassed the MILLIONTH laser shot with my ChemCam instrument, which vaporizes rocks so my team can analyze their elemental composition. (Fun fact: The laser shoots out of the "eye" on my mast. Cool, right?)

Congratulations to ARCHIVED - Curiosity Rover and the team for surpassing 1 million laser shots on the Red Planet! The rover uses ChemCam to analyze rocks and soil. Did you know? ChemCam was the only laser operating on Mars until ARCHIVED - NASA's Perseverance Mars Rover brought SuperCam in 2021.

How did the ARCHIVED - Curiosity Rover team plan and capture the epic shot of Earth and Phobos? Fabulous article from Amanda C. Kooser: forbes.com/sites/amandako…

Mechazilla has caught the Super Heavy booster!

NASA’s Curiosity rover has uncovered a hidden chemical archive of ancient Mars’ atmosphere, which suggests that large amounts of carbon dioxide have been locked into the planet’s crust, according to a new Science study. The findings provide in situ evidence that a carbon cycle

Heading into the weekend with a view… from Mars! 📸 The Curiosity rover used its right NavCam to capture 15 images and send them to Earth, where the team stitched them into this sweeping mosaic of Gale Crater’s boxwork region – an area possibly shaped by ancient groundwater.