Ingenuity takes shortest flight in Martian aviation history
NASA’s Ingenuity Mars helicopter recently completed its shortest-ever flight that successfully tested two new capabilities.
How NASA’s Mars InSight lander mission will end
NASA’s InSight lander reached Mars four years ago and has been working to gather data about the red planet’s interior. But the mission will soon come to an end.
NASA is testing ways to crash land on Mars
NASA’s Mars team is testing a new method of getting equipment onto the martian surface — using a deliberate crash landing.
NASA aces test of robot balloon that could one day explore Venus
NASA scientists have successfully tested a robotic “aerobot” balloon that could one day be sent on a mission to explore Venus.
NASA’s Mars helicopter flies again after a two-month break
NASA’s Mars helicopter has taken to the skies again after a lengthy break due to bitterly cold conditions on the distant planet.
Fleet of tiny robots could one day explore subsurface oceans on icy worlds
A fleet of tiny robotic explorers could one day swim through the subsurface oceans of icy worlds.
This spot is where we could find signs of ancient Mars life
NASA has shared an image captured on Mars showing a spot where scientists believe they could find the first evidence of ancient microbial life away from Earth.
NASA’s Ingenuity Mars helicopter bags prestigious aviation award
The team behind NASA’s plucky Ingenuity helicopter has collected another award for the aircraft’s groundbreaking achievements on Mars.
NASA time-lapse shows Jupiter-bound spacecraft getting prepped
Watch NASA getting its Europa Clipper spacecraft ready for an ambitious mission to Jupiter’s icy Europa moon in a couple of years’ time.
NASA has wonderful news for its plucky Mars helicopter
NASA’s Mars helicopter has been performing so well over the last year that the space agency has decided to extend its flight operations through September.