Tessmann Planetarium

Success #MarsHelicopter completed its fourth flight, going farther and faster than ever before. It also took more photos as it flew over the Martian surface. ...We expect those images will come down in a later data downlink, but NASA's Perseverance Mars Rover's Hazcam caught part of the flight. See more

Flight No. 4 is targeted for April 29. #MarsHelicopter has met or surpassed all its tech demo goals. Now, we'll push performance. We'll up the time airborne to 117 seconds, increase max airspeed to 3.5 m/sec (8 mph), & more than double the total range. go.nasa.gov/32UGOus

Mission update: NASA's Europa Clipper Mission is building hardware and moving toward assembly. Targeted for a 2024 launch, the mission will investigate Jupiter’s moon Europa to see if this ocean world might be suitable for life. go.nasa.gov/3md6I5F

Quick! Stop scrolling. What you see here aren’t just any clouds, they’re Martian clouds. Take a moment out of your day to look at the sky of another world. taken by my right Navigation Camera. go.nasa.gov/2QSoqja

The moon passed between Nasa's Deep Space Climate Observatory and the Earth, allowing the satellite to capture this rare image of the moon's far side in full su...nlight. We normally don't see this side of the moon. As the moon is tidally locked to the earth and doesn't rotate, we only ever see the one face from the earth. Awesome shot! See more