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In a breath of fresh air for scientists, the MIT-led MOXIE experiment was able to produce oxygen on Mars at the same rate as a modest tree.

MIT’s MOXIE experiment has now produced oxygen on Mars. It is the first demonstration of in-situ resource utilization on the Red Planet, and a key step in the goal of sending humans on a Martian mission.

Caption: The Humanity United with MIT Art and Nanotechnology in Space (HUMANS) project aims to send a message into space that the cosmos are for everyone. Lebanese artist Nourie Flayhan illustrated this message of unity and peace that also incorporates the iconic etching on the cover of the Golden Record that flew on the Voyager spacecraft. Credits: Image: Nourie Flayhan Credits: Image courtesy of Nasr and Zhang. Previous image Next image When the Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 spacecraft launched i...

Curiosity Desk | Feb. 26, 2021 Can We Make Oxygen Out Of Thin (Martian) Air? MIT's Michael Hecht Has The MOXIE To Try NASA's Mars Perseverance rover acquired this image during its descent to Mars, using its Descent Stage Down-Look Camera. This camera is mounted on the bottom of the descent stage and looks at the rover. NASA/JPL-Caltech Share Curiosity Desk | Feb. 26, 2021 If you are among the millions of people who have been following NASA Perseverance rover’s first week on Mars, you've no doubt seen the dramatic POV video of its landing and some of the stark, high-resolution photos it's ta...

Credits: Image: NASA/JPL-Caltech Caption: Clockwise from top left: Maya Nasr, Michael H Hecht, the Mars2020/Perseverance rover, Ben Weiss and Tanja Bosak. Credits: Image: MIT News. Rover image courtesy of NASA/JPL-Caltech Caption: Technicians in the clean room are carefully lowering the Mars Oxygen In-Situ Resource Utilization Experiment (MOXIE) instrument into the belly of the Perseverance rover. Credits: Image: NASA/JPL-Caltech ...