Space

. You Can Help Train NASA’s Rovers to Better Explore Mars Members of the public can now help teach an artificial intelligence algorithm to recognize scientific features in images taken by NASA’s Perseverance rover. Artificial intelligence, or AI, has enormous potential to change the way NASA’s spacecraft study the universe. But because all machine…

. A ‘Monster’ Star-Forming Region Spied by NASA’s Spitzer Just like clouds on Earth, clouds of gas and dust in space can sometimes resemble familiar objects, or even popular movie creatures. Loading Image Comparison… NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope imaged this cloud of gas and dust. The colors represent different wavelengths of infrared light and can…

. Hear Sounds From Mars Captured by NASA’s Perseverance Rover Two microphones aboard the six-wheeled spacecraft add a new dimension to the way scientists and engineers explore the Red Planet. Thanks to two microphones aboard NASA’s Perseverance rover, the mission has recorded nearly five hours of Martian wind gusts, rover wheels…

. My Favorite Martian Image: the Ridges of ‘South Séítah’ NASA’s Perseverance rover captures a geologic feature with details that offer clues to the area’s mysterious past. Ask any space explorer, and they’ll have a favorite photograph or two from their mission. For Jorge Núñez, an astrobiologist and planetary…