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• Tinga’s Tale NASA · 26 Oct 2026 Written by Margaret Deahn, Ph.D. candidate at Purdue University Oct. 19, 2026 Once upon a time, NASA’s Mars 2020 rover investigated the southern border of “Idubi,” an outcrop composed primarily of an igneous mineral geol...
• Mars Has Its Charmes NASA · 29 Sep 2026 Written by Athanasios (Thanos) Klidaras, Ph.D. candidate at Purdue University Sept. 21, 2026 After a long hiatus, the Perseverance rover updates page is back. A lot has happened on Mars in the meantime, and with regular...
• In-space manufacturing, quantum projects part of all-Boilermaker suborbital spaceflight SpaceDaily · 29 Jan 2026 West Lafayette IN (SPX) Jan 28, 2026 Purdue University is expanding the scientific footprint of 2027's all-Boilermaker suborbital flight mission with the addition of onboard autonomous experiments in quantum technology a...
• Wind-Sculpted Landscapes: Investigating the Martian Megaripple ‘Hazyview’ NASA · 20 Dec 2025 Written by Noah Martin, Ph.D. student and Candice Bedford, Research Scientist at Purdue University While much of Perseverance’s work focuses on ancient rocks that record Mars’ long-lost rivers and lakes, megaripples offe...
• Hi ya! Hyha NASA · 18 Dec 2025 Written by Margaret Deahn, Ph.D. student at Purdue University NASA’s Mars 2020 rover is currently trekking towards exciting new terrain. After roughly four months of climbing up and over the rim of Jezero crater, the rov...
• A Stranger in Our Midst? NASA · 13 Nov 2025 Perseverance Encounters a Possible Meteorite Written by Candice Bedford, Research Scientist at Purdue University Oct. 1, 2025 During the rover’s recent investigation of the bedrock at “Vernodden,” Perseverance encountere...
• Purdue University to fly dedicated suborbital research mission with Virgin Galactic SpaceNews · 28 Sep 2025 Purdue University will conduct a dedicated suborbital research flight with Virgin Galactic in 2027 carrying a professor, student and alumni.
• Perseverance Meets the Megabreccia NASA · 8 Sep 2025 Written by By Henry Manelski, Ph.D. student at Purdue University Last week, the Perseverance rover began an exciting new journey. Driving northwest of the Soroya ridge, Perseverance entered an area filled with a diverse...
• To See the World in a Grain of Sand: Investigating Megaripples at ‘Kerrlaguna’ NASA · 21 Aug 2025 Written by Athanasios Klidaras, Ph.D. candidate at Purdue University On Mars, the past is written in stone — but the present is written in sand. Last week, Perseverance explored inactive megaripples to learn more about t...
• Linking Local Lithologies to a Larger Landscape NASA · 7 Aug 2025 Written by Margaret Deahn, Ph.D. Student at Purdue University NASA’s Mars 2020 rover is continuing to explore a boundary visible from orbit dividing bright, fractured outcrop from darker, smoother regolith (also known as...
• Searching for Ancient Rocks in the ‘Forlandet’ Flats NASA · 6 Jun 2025 Written by Henry Manelski, Ph.D. student at Purdue University This week Perseverance continued its gradual descent into the relatively flat terrain outside of Jezero Crater. In this area, the science team expects to find...
• A Dust Devil Photobombs Perseverance! NASA · 30 May 2025 Written by Athanasios Klidaras, Ph.D. candidate at Purdue University, and Megan Kennedy Wu, Senior Mission Operations Specialist at Malin Space Science Systems To celebrate her 1,500th Martian day (“Sol”) exploring the r...
• Johnson’s Paige Whittington Builds a Symphony of Simulations NASA · 27 May 2025 What do music ensembles and human spaceflight have in common? They require the harmonization of different elements to create an inspiring opus. NASA’s Paige Whittington has experience with both. As a principal flutist fo...
• Origami-inspired Diffractive Sail for Directed Energy Propulsion NASA · 18 Apr 2025 ECF 2024 Quadchart Oguri.pdf Kenshiro Oguri Purdue University This project will investigate one of the key fundamental challenges associated with directed-energy light-sailing technology, similar to solar sails but power...
• Origins Uncertain: ‘Skull Hill’ Rock NASA · 17 Apr 2025 Written by Margaret Deahn, Ph.D. Student at Purdue University Last week, NASA’s Mars 2020 rover continued its journey down lower ‘Witch Hazel Hill’ on the Jezero crater rim. The rover stopped along a boundary visible fro...
• Visiting Mars on the Way to the Outer Solar System NASA · 28 Mar 2025 Written by Roger Wiens, Principal Investigator, SuperCam instrument / Co-Investigator, SHERLOC instrument at Purdue University Recently Mars has had a few Earthly visitors. On March 1, NASA’s Europa Clipper flew within 5...
• Smooshing for Science: A Flat-Out Success NASA · 28 Feb 2025 Written by Henry Manelski, Ph.D. student at Purdue University The Perseverance team is always looking for creative ways to use the tools we have on Mars to maximize the science we do. On the arm of the rover sits the SHE...