NASA experimental Mars helicopter blade designs target longer flights

NASA researchers are developing the future of flight on Mars, laying the groundwork for helicopters with the ability to fly higher and farther while conducting science on the Red Planet. Using high-fidelity computer simulations and wind tunnel tests,
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NASA’s self-driving Mars rover sets an off-world mileage record

NASA’s Perseverance rover just broke the longest off-planet driving distance record thanks largely to its impressive auto navigation and self-driving systems.
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NASA will drop three helicopters straight into Mars’ atmosphere to find out what’s hiding beneath the surface

NASA is preparing to send three helicopters to Mars to explore places that rovers struggle to reach. Set to launch in 2028 aboard the nuclear-powered SR-1 Freedom spacecraft, the SkyFall mission will focus on buried water ice,

Watch live as NASA gives update on mission to send lander to Mars moons

NASA officials will give an update today (Oct. 15) on an upcoming Japan-led mission to send a spacecraft to Mars' two moons, Deimos and Phobos.

NASA’s Mars orbiter fleet is getting old – here’s how that could affect future exploration

Currently, about 16,000 satellites are orbiting Earth, providing everything from GPS service and weather reports to phone service in remote locations to people across the globe. In contrast, the highest-ever number of active satellites in orbit around Mars,

NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover sets distance record

NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover has officially traveled 28.10 miles—farther across another planet’s surface than any other vehicle in history. Not only that, but the six-wheeled science lab accomplished this impressive feat almost entirely autonomously and in barely a third the time it took the previous recordholder.

NASA photo of Mars dawn reveals cliffs in unprecedented detail

NASA's iconic Curiosity rover recently captured a striking image of dawn on Mars that shows distant cliffs in never-before-seen detail.
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NASA just lost contact with a Mars orbiter, and will soon lose another one

NASA has lost contact with one of its three spacecraft orbiting Mars, the agency announced Tuesday. Meanwhile, a second Mars orbiter is perilously close to running out of fuel, and the third mission is running well past its warranty. Ground teams last ...

NASA may already have proof life once existed on another planet. Scientists might never get to find out

US officials canceled NASA’s ambitious Mars Sample Return program, leaving potential evidence of ancient life sitting on Mars. Could China beat them to it?