If you’re particularly interested in learning about Mars, then NASA Be A Martian (available on Android and iOS) is the app for you. It’s an official app by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), developed by its research arm, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, which handles Mars rovers like Perseverance and Curiosity.
True to its name, NASA Be A Martian lets you experience life on the red planet. It provides access to vivid photos and videos of Mars missions and other spacecraft, each including a detailed overview. There’s also a dedicated media section for all the daily pictures snapped by the still-active Curiosity rover, the biggest and most advanced one deployed to Mars. You can browse through Curiosity’s 4,000+ Mars days on the planet, each day marked with about 20 raw images. On top of immersing yourself in the extensive library of Mars images and videos, NASA Be A Martian also features a news tab to help you stay updated on everything on Mars. Here, you can read up on stories like testing new technology for Mars missions and updates on the active rovers roaming the red planet. If you still have questions about Mars, there’s a nifty chatbot within the app. Just type in your question, and it will respond to the best of its abilities.
Just like the official NASA app, NASA Be A Martian is 100% free and contains zero ads.
