NASA begins testing robotics to bring first samples back from Mars
Testing has already begun on what would be the most sophisticated endeavor ever attempted at the Red Planet: bringing rock ...
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Double drop test success for ExoMars parachutes
The largest parachute set to fly on Mars has completed its first successful high-altitude drop test, a critical milestone for ...
Mars helicopter to sit dormant until radio contact restored
NASA's Mars helicopter may have to wait days to overcome a blocked radio signal caused by hills between it and ...
NASA's eventual farewell to tiny Mars helicopter could be emotional
Tears most likely will flow at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., when the extremely successful Mars helicopter Ingenuity ...
Ingenuity makes short hop to the north for Flight 16
With Flight 15, Ingenuity began the journey back towards "Wright Brothers Field" at "Octavia E. Butler Landing," the site where ...
Twin of NASA's Perseverance Mars rover begins terrain tests
OPTIMISM, the full-scale engineering model of Perseverance, begins a series of rigorous tests to assess the risk of potential driving ...
Curiosity helping make Mars safer for astronauts
A radiation sensor aboard the spacecraft is providing new data on the health risks humans would face on the surface. ...
NASA sending Mars helicopter back to where it all started
NASA's Mars helicopter Ingenuity has flown for the 15th time on Mars, starting a journey back to its starting point ...
New Curtin study pinpoints likely home of Martian meteorites
Curtin University researchers have pinpointed the likely origin of a group of meteorites ejected from Mars, using a machine learning ...
Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Flight 14 Successful
The successful 14th flight of NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter took place shortly after 1:18 a.m. PDT Oct. 24 at Jezero ...