One year on Mars!

Mars Technica is produced by Los Alamos National Laboratory. Cover art by Joey Montoya.

Mars Technica is produced by Los Alamos National Laboratory. Cover art by Joey Montoya. Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/UA.

The Curiosity mission was supposed to last about two years, but more than a decade later the rover is still going — making remarkable discoveries all along the way.Mars Technica is produced by Los Alamos National Laboratory. Cover art by Joey Montoya. 

On Perseverance's Martian "landiversary," relive the excitement of the rover's historic touchdown and hear about the fascinating discoveries that it's made — and what it could do next.Mars Technica is produced by Los Alamos National Laboratory. Cover art by Joey Montoya. Photo illustration by JPL/NASA. With special thanks to Jennifer Talhelm, Laura Mullane and Camille Dickson.LA-UR-22-21413

Evidence shows that there may have been massive flash floods on Mars billions of years ago.Mars Technica is produced by Los Alamos National Laboratory. Cover art by Joey Montoya. Photo illustration courtesy JPL/NASA.  With special thanks to Jennifer Talhelm, Laura Mullane, Arthur Bishop and Camille Dickson.

For the first time ever, a spacecraft on another planet has recorded sound from an entirely separate spacecraft. Learn why scientists are surprised by what they heard.Mars Technica is produced by Los Alamos National Laboratory. Cover art by Joey Montoya. Photo illustration courtesy JPL/NASA. With special thanks to Laura Mullane, Scott Faulk, Charles Poling, Nick Njegomir, Arthur Bishop and Camille Dickson.LA-UR-21-25078

Listen to audio of SuperCam's laser popping against Martian rock and wind as it whooshes past the rover. LANL principal investigator Roger Wiens explains what the sounds mean. Mars Technica is produced by Los Alamos National Laboratory. Cover art by Joey Montoya. Photo illustration courtesy NASA/JPL. With special thanks to Laura Mullane, Scott Faulk, Charles Poling, Arthur Bishop and Camille Dickson.LA-UR-21-23035

Millions of miles and eight months of travel come to an end with a terrifying seven-minute landing. First things first: The rover starts on its to-do list.Mars Technica is produced by Los Alamos National Laboratory. Cover art by Joey Montoya. Photo illustration courtesy NASA/JPL. With special thanks to Laura Mullane, Scott Faulk, Charles Poling, Arthur Bishop and Camille Dickson.LA-UR-21-22256

Nestled within its spacecraft millions of miles from Earth, SuperCam sent scientists an update.Mars Technica is produced by Los Alamos National Laboratory. Cover art by Joey Montoya. Image courtesy NASA/JPL. With special thanks to Laura Mullane, Scott Faulk, Charles Poling, Arthur Bishop and Camille Dickson.LA-UR-20-29486

Living microbes play a role in forming rock varnish on Earth. Could they play a role in Martian rock varnish, too?Mars Technica is produced by Los Alamos National Laboratory. Cover art by Joey Montoya. Images courtesy NASA/JPL and NASA/JPL/Caltech. With special thanks to Laura Mullane, Scott Faulk, Charles Poling, Arthur Bishop and Camille Dickson.LA-UR-20-26905