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RoveSoSimulator: Mars rover simulation released https://playingtux.com/en/articles/2026/08/rovesosimulator-released/ #Linux #Gaming #LinuxGaming #Steam #MarsRover #Robotics

RoveSoSimulator: Mars rover simulation released https://playingtux.com/en/articles/2026/08/rovesosimulator-released/ #Linux #Gaming #LinuxGaming #Steam #MarsRover #Robotics

RoveSoSimulator: Mars rover simulation released https://playingtux.com/en/articles/2026/08/rovesosimulator-released/ #Linux #Gaming #LinuxGaming #Steam #MarsRover #Robotics

#marsrover at #emfcamp2026 We need more robots at #emfcamp Amongst other projects I'll never do, I'd like to do a vintage miniature robot display, and a vintage science/electronic kit display, and a mini science fair, and a vintage laser display, and none of this will happen, I only have one pair of hands.

#marsrover at #emfcamp2026 We need more robots at #emfcamp Amongst other projects I'll never do, I'd like to do a vintage miniature robot display, and a vintage science/electronic kit display, and a mini science fair, and a vintage laser display, and none of this will happen, I only have one pair of hands.

#marsrover at #emfcamp2026 We need more robots at #emfcamp Amongst other projects I'll never do, I'd like to do a vintage miniature robot display, and a vintage science/electronic kit display, and a mini science fair, and a vintage laser display, and none of this will happen, I only have one pair of hands.

Meanwhile on Mars:
Curiosity Rover checks out this interesting rock located just in front of one of its six wheels.

Image Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS/fredk

#Curiosity #MSL #MarsRover #NASA #Science #Space #Exploration #Solarocks #Mars #JPL #Meteorite #MeteorWrong

Meanwhile on Mars:
Curiosity Rover checks out this interesting rock located just in front of one of its six wheels.

Image Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS/fredk

#Curiosity #MSL #MarsRover #NASA #Science #Space #Exploration #Solarocks #Mars #JPL #Meteorite #MeteorWrong

Meanwhile on Mars:
Curiosity Rover checks out this interesting rock located just in front of one of its six wheels.

Image Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS/fredk

#Curiosity #MSL #MarsRover #NASA #Science #Space #Exploration #Solarocks #Mars #JPL #Meteorite #MeteorWrong

ERNEST completes first phase field testing in desert of California - ERNEST is a prototype for future long range lunar and Martian explorer intended to transverse shadowed crater floors, lava tubes, and water-ice deposits at the Martian lunar south pole.

Next Steps = scale the vehicle to twice the size of the current prototype. https://satnews.com/2026/06/28/nasa-concludes-desert-field-testing-for-autonomous-lunar-rover-prototype/ #Mars #MarsRover #Space #JPL #NASA #MarsExploration #SpaceExploration #LunarRover #ERNEST #LunarRover

ERNEST completes first phase field testing in desert of California - ERNEST is a prototype for future long range lunar and Martian explorer intended to transverse shadowed crater floors, lava tubes, and water-ice deposits at the Martian lunar south pole.

Next Steps = scale the vehicle to twice the size of the current prototype. https://satnews.com/2026/06/28/nasa-concludes-desert-field-testing-for-autonomous-lunar-rover-prototype/ #Mars #MarsRover #Space #JPL #NASA #MarsExploration #SpaceExploration #LunarRover #ERNEST #LunarRover

ERNEST completes first phase field testing in desert of California - ERNEST is a prototype for future long range lunar and Martian explorer intended to transverse shadowed crater floors, lava tubes, and water-ice deposits at the Martian lunar south pole.

Next Steps = scale the vehicle to twice the size of the current prototype. https://satnews.com/2026/06/28/nasa-concludes-desert-field-testing-for-autonomous-lunar-rover-prototype/ #Mars #MarsRover #Space #JPL #NASA #MarsExploration #SpaceExploration #LunarRover #ERNEST #LunarRover

In Photos: NASA Tests its Next Mars and Moon Rover in a California Desert https://petapixel.com/2026/07/06/in-photos-nasa-tests-its-next-mars-and-moon-rover-in-a-california-desert/ #jetpropulsionlaboratory #lunarrover #marsrover #nasajpl #science #ernest #Space #rover #space #News #mars #moon #NASA

In Photos: NASA Tests its Next Mars and Moon Rover in a California Desert https://petapixel.com/2026/07/06/in-photos-nasa-tests-its-next-mars-and-moon-rover-in-a-california-desert/ #jetpropulsionlaboratory #lunarrover #marsrover #nasajpl #science #ernest #Space #rover #space #News #mars #moon #NASA

In Photos: NASA Tests its Next Mars and Moon Rover in a California Desert https://petapixel.com/2026/07/06/in-photos-nasa-tests-its-next-mars-and-moon-rover-in-a-california-desert/ #jetpropulsionlaboratory #lunarrover #marsrover #nasajpl #science #ernest #Space #rover #space #News #mars #moon #NASA

NASA just dropped a massive plot twist for the future of the Moon Base program! Instead of building a brand-new vehicle from scratch, the agency is exploring a plan to take a 1-ton, car-sized Mars backup rover and blast it to the Moon's South Pole.

#nasa #artemis #moonbase #spaceexploration #marsrover #perseverance #curiosity #jpl #spacex #blueorigin

NASA just dropped a massive plot twist for the future of the Moon Base program! Instead of building a brand-new vehicle from scratch, the agency is exploring a plan to take a 1-ton, car-sized Mars backup rover and blast it to the Moon's South Pole.

#nasa #artemis #moonbase #spaceexploration #marsrover #perseverance #curiosity #jpl #spacex #blueorigin

NASA just dropped a massive plot twist for the future of the Moon Base program! Instead of building a brand-new vehicle from scratch, the agency is exploring a plan to take a 1-ton, car-sized Mars backup rover and blast it to the Moon's South Pole.

#nasa #artemis #moonbase #spaceexploration #marsrover #perseverance #curiosity #jpl #spacex #blueorigin

#ArianeGroup:
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ExoMars: Eintritt des thermischen Schutzschilds in die Integrationsphase
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"Mit dem Eintreffen der Struktur des Wärmeschutzschilds (Front Shield) für die Marskapsel am ArianeGroup-Standort in Issac erreicht das europäische Programm ExoMars Rosalind Franklin Mission (RFM) eine weitere wichtige Etappe. .."

https://www.ariane.group/de/news/exomars-eintritt-des-thermischen-schutzschilds-in-die-integrationsphase/

26.6.2026

#Airbus #ESA #ExoMars #ExoMarsRover #Hitzeschild #Mars #MarsRover #Raumfahrt #RFM #RosalindFranklin #SpaceFlight #TAS

#ArianeGroup:
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ExoMars: Eintritt des thermischen Schutzschilds in die Integrationsphase
"
"Mit dem Eintreffen der Struktur des Wärmeschutzschilds (Front Shield) für die Marskapsel am ArianeGroup-Standort in Issac erreicht das europäische Programm ExoMars Rosalind Franklin Mission (RFM) eine weitere wichtige Etappe. .."

https://www.ariane.group/de/news/exomars-eintritt-des-thermischen-schutzschilds-in-die-integrationsphase/

26.6.2026

#Airbus #ESA #ExoMars #ExoMarsRover #Hitzeschild #Mars #MarsRover #Raumfahrt #RFM #RosalindFranklin #SpaceFlight #TAS

#ArianeGroup:
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ExoMars: Eintritt des thermischen Schutzschilds in die Integrationsphase
"
"Mit dem Eintreffen der Struktur des Wärmeschutzschilds (Front Shield) für die Marskapsel am ArianeGroup-Standort in Issac erreicht das europäische Programm ExoMars Rosalind Franklin Mission (RFM) eine weitere wichtige Etappe. .."

https://www.ariane.group/de/news/exomars-eintritt-des-thermischen-schutzschilds-in-die-integrationsphase/

26.6.2026

#Airbus #ESA #ExoMars #ExoMarsRover #Hitzeschild #Mars #MarsRover #Raumfahrt #RFM #RosalindFranklin #SpaceFlight #TAS

NASA’s Mars rover just found more evidence the planet may have sustained life

NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover just found further evidence the Red Planet may have supported life billions of years…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Space #Curiosity(Rover) #JetPropulsionLaboratory #Marsrover #NASA #organiccarbon #Perseverance #Science
https://www.newsbeep.com/us/726575/

💫 Every clear night is a free ticket to THIS.

In this VIS image of Tithonium Chasma both sides of the chasma are visible.

🪐 Compare the best telescopes for 2026: https://www.telescopeadvisor.com/what-can-you-see-with-a-telescope-tonight-usa/

#Mars #MarsRover #NASA

🪐 This image will ruin your Monday (in the best way).

First imaged by the Mariner 9 spacecraft, Valles Marineris, the grand canyon of Mars, is a system…

🔭 First telescope? We've got you covered: https://www.telescopeadvisor.com/how-to-see-saturn-with-a-telescope/

#Mars #MarsRover #NASA

🌠 If this doesn't make you want a telescope, nothing will.

NASA Curiosity Mars rover has made measurements indicating that the Cumberland rock target the…

✨ Get the right telescope for you: https://www.telescopeadvisor.com/how-to-see-saturn-with-a-telescope/

#Mars #MarsRover #NASA

🌠 If this doesn't make you want a telescope, nothing will.

NASA Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity used its navigation camera to take the images combined…

✨ Get the right telescope for you: https://www.telescopeadvisor.com/what-can-you-see-with-a-telescope-tonight-usa/

#Mars #MarsRover #NASA

🌠 Your backyard telescope can reach objects like this!

This VIS image shows part of the floor of Tithonium Chasma.

🌠 Find a telescope that fits your budget: https://www.telescopeadvisor.com/saturns-rings-returning-2026-telescope-guide/

#Mars #MarsRover #NASA

✨ 13.8 billion years in the making. Worth it.

Tithonium Chasma has numerous large landslide deposits.

🌌 Start your space journey tonight: https://www.telescopeadvisor.com/venus-jupiter-conjunction-june-2026-telescope-guide/

#Mars #MarsRover #NASA

💫 The universe just casually doing this 24/7.

Now outbound after its perihelion or closest approach to the Sun on October 29, Comet 3I/ATLAS is only the third known…

✨ Get the right telescope for you: https://www.telescopeadvisor.com/how-to-see-saturn-with-a-telescope/

#Mars #MarsRover #NASA

🪐 This image will ruin your Monday (in the best way).

This image shows part smaller summit caldera of Pavonis Mons.

🔭 Ready to explore? Find your telescope: https://www.telescopeadvisor.com/saturns-rings-returning-2026-telescope-guide/

#Mars #MarsRover #NASA

🌌 This is the universe texting you: come explore me.

NASA Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity used its microscopic imager to get this view of the…

🪐 Compare the best telescopes for 2026: https://www.telescopeadvisor.com/best-telescope-for-viewing-planets/

#Mars #MarsRover #NASA

✨ 13.8 billion years in the making. Worth it.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.

👁️ Your turn to look up: https://www.telescopeadvisor.com/best-telescope-for-viewing-planets/

#Mars #MarsRover #NASA

Hackaday Links: June 21, 2026

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://hackaday.com/2026/06/21/hackaday-links-june-21-2026/

Meet ERNEST, NASA’s Next-Generation Rover Designed to Be Faster and Tougher

During a recent field test in the Colorado desert, a four-wheeled rover traveled across 16 miles (25 kilometers)…
#NewsBeep #News #Space #AU #Australia #Mars #MarsRover #NASA #Science #themoon
https://www.newsbeep.com/au/747296/

Meet ERNEST, NASA’s Next-Generation Rover Designed to Be Faster and Tougher

During a recent field test in the Colorado desert, a four-wheeled rover traveled across 16 miles (25 kilometers)…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Space #mars #Marsrover #NASA #Science #themoon
https://www.newsbeep.com/us/714143/

#MPS:
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Marsmission: Härtetest für die Suche nach Leben

Bodenproben vom Mars können verraten, ob es dort vor Milliarden von Jahren Leben gab. Forschende bereiten sich mit Laboruntersuchungen von Meteoriten vor.
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".. Ab 2030 soll .. ESA-Rover ..auf dem Mars nach Überresten von Leben suchen. .."

https://www.mps.mpg.de/marsmission-haertetest-fuer-die-suche-nach-leben?c=2728

18.6.2026

#Erdöl #ESA #ExoMars #Leben #Mars #Marsrover #Meteorit #MOMA #Murchison #Organik #Phytan #Pristan #Raumfahrt #Raumsonnde #RosalindFranklin #Rover #SpaceFlight

#MPS:
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Marsmission: Härtetest für die Suche nach Leben

Bodenproben vom Mars können verraten, ob es dort vor Milliarden von Jahren Leben gab. Forschende bereiten sich mit Laboruntersuchungen von Meteoriten vor.
"
".. Ab 2030 soll .. ESA-Rover ..auf dem Mars nach Überresten von Leben suchen. .."

https://www.mps.mpg.de/marsmission-haertetest-fuer-die-suche-nach-leben?c=2728

18.6.2026

#Erdöl #ESA #ExoMars #Leben #Mars #Marsrover #Meteorit #MOMA #Murchison #Organik #Phytan #Pristan #Raumfahrt #Raumsonnde #RosalindFranklin #Rover #SpaceFlight

#MPS:
"
Marsmission: Härtetest für die Suche nach Leben

Bodenproben vom Mars können verraten, ob es dort vor Milliarden von Jahren Leben gab. Forschende bereiten sich mit Laboruntersuchungen von Meteoriten vor.
"
".. Ab 2030 soll .. ESA-Rover ..auf dem Mars nach Überresten von Leben suchen. .."

https://www.mps.mpg.de/marsmission-haertetest-fuer-die-suche-nach-leben?c=2728

18.6.2026

#Erdöl #ESA #ExoMars #Leben #Mars #Marsrover #Meteorit #MOMA #Murchison #Organik #Phytan #Pristan #Raumfahrt #Raumsonnde #RosalindFranklin #Rover #SpaceFlight

Percy just completed a marathon on Mars: 26.2 miles / 42.2 km across Jezero since landing in 2021. 🏃‍♂️🔴

Could a human do the same? Technically maybe. Practically: thin CO₂ atmosphere, brutal cold, lower gravity, and a spacesuit that turns every step into resistance training.

First Mars marathon will be less Boston, more survival EVA.

#Mars #Perseverance #NASA #Space #MarsRover
https://www.space.com/astronomy/mars/nasas-perseverance-rover-just-ran-a-marathon-on-mars-could-you-do-the-same

🚀 So here's your chance to relive the nostalgic days of 1990 with a book that took longer to write than it took to code a Mars rover. 📚 And don't worry, the author generously provides the source code for those who still enjoy debugging on their trusty #MSDOS machine. 😂
https://forgottenbytes.net/commander_keen.html #nostalgia #1990s #coding #books #MarsRover #HackerNews #ngated

🚀 So here's your chance to relive the nostalgic days of 1990 with a book that took longer to write than it took to code a Mars rover. 📚 And don't worry, the author generously provides the source code for those who still enjoy debugging on their trusty #MSDOS machine. 😂
https://forgottenbytes.net/commander_keen.html #nostalgia #1990s #coding #books #MarsRover #HackerNews #ngated

🚀 So here's your chance to relive the nostalgic days of 1990 with a book that took longer to write than it took to code a Mars rover. 📚 And don't worry, the author generously provides the source code for those who still enjoy debugging on their trusty #MSDOS machine. 😂
https://forgottenbytes.net/commander_keen.html #nostalgia #1990s #coding #books #MarsRover #HackerNews #ngated

💁🏻‍♀️ TIL: 🪐🛠️ For 13 years, #NASA’s #Curiosity #rover has survived #Mars thanks to clever fixes by #JPL engineers, like driving backward to protect wheels from sharp boulders, running #computers on less than 1% of original memory, and saving #energy as its #nuclear power source fades.

👉 https://spectrum.ieee.org/curiosity-rover-jpl-mars-science

#engineering #robotics #space #science #marsrover #planet #technology #tech #solutions

💁🏻‍♀️ TIL: 🪐🛠️ For 13 years, #NASA’s #Curiosity #rover has survived #Mars thanks to clever fixes by #JPL engineers, like driving backward to protect wheels from sharp boulders, running #computers on less than 1% of original memory, and saving #energy as its #nuclear power source fades.

👉 https://spectrum.ieee.org/curiosity-rover-jpl-mars-science

#engineering #robotics #space #science #marsrover #planet #technology #tech #solutions

💁🏻‍♀️ TIL: 🪐🛠️ For 13 years, #NASA’s #Curiosity #rover has survived #Mars thanks to clever fixes by #JPL engineers, like driving backward to protect wheels from sharp boulders, running #computers on less than 1% of original memory, and saving #energy as its #nuclear power source fades.

👉 https://spectrum.ieee.org/curiosity-rover-jpl-mars-science

#engineering #robotics #space #science #marsrover #planet #technology #tech #solutions

💫 The universe just casually doing this 24/7. This image from NASA Mars rover Curiosity provides a comparison for how big the moons of Mars appear to be, as seen from the… 👁️ Your turn to look up: https://www.telescopeadvisor.com/best-telescope-for-viewing-planets/ #Mars #MarsRover #NASA

Perseverance Stuns in New Selfie https://www.nasa.gov/image-detail/pia26650-watson-take-6-up-small/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #NASA #Perseverance #MarsRover #Mars #SpaceExploration

@pomarede
Was not expecting that U-turn 🤔 Maybe some of the post drilling data was corrupted which forced a return? Time will tell :)

Here's the 360 NavCam, maps and drive data

#Curiosity #MSL #MarsRover #NASA #Science #Space #Exploration #Solarocks #Mars #map

@pomarede
Was not expecting that U-turn 🤔 Maybe some of the post drilling data was corrupted which forced a return? Time will tell :)

Here's the 360 NavCam, maps and drive data

#Curiosity #MSL #MarsRover #NASA #Science #Space #Exploration #Solarocks #Mars #map

Memories from Februaries spent in the #Atacama desert. Team members would take nights off to recover from the heat and do laundry in town, pick up supplies at the hardware store.

Often we had to get those foil-faced windshield covers to protect computers that would overheat in the sun.

Driving through that otherworldly #landscape was exhilarating.

#extremophilia #chile #nasa #marsrover #seti #antofagasta #fieldscience #extremophiles #desert #mondaymemories

Memories from Februaries spent in the #Atacama desert. Team members would take nights off to recover from the heat and do laundry in town, pick up supplies at the hardware store.

Often we had to get those foil-faced windshield covers to protect computers that would overheat in the sun.

Driving through that otherworldly #landscape was exhilarating.

#extremophilia #chile #nasa #marsrover #seti #antofagasta #fieldscience #extremophiles #desert #mondaymemories

@65dBnoise

Sol 1856 - Post-drive 16 tile L-NavCam
Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech

#Perseverance #MarsRover #M2020 #NASA #science #Space #Exploration #Solarocks #Mars #NavCam

@65dBnoise

Sol 1856 - Post-drive 16 tile L-NavCam
Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech

#Perseverance #MarsRover #M2020 #NASA #science #Space #Exploration #Solarocks #Mars #NavCam

Meanwhile on Mars:
For those that have been following along. After several days of robotic arm gymnastics, the slab of rock that was stuck on Curiosity Rover's drill bit has finally been liberated.

Animated HazCam GIF from Sol 4883 (April 2, 2026) Shows a pair of before and after liberation images. Image credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech

#Curiosity #MSL #MarsRover #NASA #Science #Space #Exploration #Solarocks #Mars #GIF #free #HazCam #Drill

Meanwhile on Mars:
For those that have been following along. After several days of robotic arm gymnastics, the slab of rock that was stuck on Curiosity Rover's drill bit has finally been liberated.

Animated HazCam GIF from Sol 4883 (April 2, 2026) Shows a pair of before and after liberation images. Image credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech

#Curiosity #MSL #MarsRover #NASA #Science #Space #Exploration #Solarocks #Mars #GIF #free #HazCam #Drill

This was not on my Mars Bingo Card.

Curiosity rover lifts the rock that is stuck to its drill, gives it a shake which liberated some loose material, but fails to dislodge the errant rock on Sol 4881 (April 30, 2026). The team has an option to eject the drill bit assembly and use one of its spare drill bits, but I assume that will be the last resort. Animated HazCam GIF with timestamps.

#Curiosity #MSL #MarsRover #NASA #Science #Space #Exploration #Solarocks #Mars #Bingo #stuck #GIF

This was not on my Mars Bingo Card.

Curiosity rover lifts the rock that is stuck to its drill, gives it a shake which liberated some loose material, but fails to dislodge the errant rock on Sol 4881 (April 30, 2026). The team has an option to eject the drill bit assembly and use one of its spare drill bits, but I assume that will be the last resort. Animated HazCam GIF with timestamps.

#Curiosity #MSL #MarsRover #NASA #Science #Space #Exploration #Solarocks #Mars #Bingo #stuck #GIF

Meanwhile in Gale Crater.

In this animated GIF we can see dust cascading from the rock that appears to have been lifted by Curiosity's drill bit. The timestamps show the 9 HazCam images were acquired over 15 minutes on Sol 4879 (April 28, 2026). I'm assuming the dust was liberated by the operation of one of the voice coils in the drill. This attempt to free the drill bit does not appear to have been successful.

#Curiosity #MSL #MarsRover #NASA #Science #Space #Exploration #Solarocks #Mars

Meanwhile in Gale Crater.

In this animated GIF we can see dust cascading from the rock that appears to have been lifted by Curiosity's drill bit. The timestamps show the 9 HazCam images were acquired over 15 minutes on Sol 4879 (April 28, 2026). I'm assuming the dust was liberated by the operation of one of the voice coils in the drill. This attempt to free the drill bit does not appear to have been successful.

#Curiosity #MSL #MarsRover #NASA #Science #Space #Exploration #Solarocks #Mars

Meanwhile on Mars:
Did Curiosity Rover just lift a rock after drilling into it? Here's a short animation of its drilling operation with timestamps on front HazCam images from Sol 4877 (April 26, 2026)

The first subframe image shows the drill above the target prior to drilling, the next four images show last images of the drilling phase. The last frame was acquired after they raised the robotic arm.

#Curiosity #MSL #MarsRover #NASA #Science #Space #Exploration #Solarocks #Mars #Stuck #GIF