For future NASA missions to Mars, this new helicopter vehicle will be key to surveying the planet's surface for all sorts of ...

What is not controversial is that NASA needs a new spacecraft capable of relaying communications from Mars to Earth. NASA’s best communications relay today is the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, which ...

For a mission to Mars, the point of transition to supersonic velocity makes aerial transportation a matter of utility rather ...

(CNN) — NASA’s new chief is reshaping the space agency’s goals, unveiling at an event in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday an ambitious vision that includes revamped plans for a moon base. While the space ...

A round trip from Earth to Mars takes about three years. New research suggests a potential shortcut to Mars, inspired by an asteroid's orbital path, that would reduce the journey to as little as 153 ...

NASA's Curiosity rover has been exploring Mars for 14 years. See a new timelapse showing six years of wear and tear on its ...

NASA's Psyche spacecraft, launched in 2023 from Cape Canaveral, will use Mars' gravity for a boost on its six-year journey to ...

But how does it get there without carrying every drop of fuel from departure? Orbital refueling holds the key, as NASA’s ...

NASA lost contact with its MAVEN Mars orbiter in early December and has been unable to reconnect with the vehicle. NASA plans to resume efforts to hail the spacecraft now that the solar conjunction ...

The vehicle would take up the objectives previously announced as part of a proposed mission called Skyfall, designed to deploy helicopters on the Martian surface that could follow in the footsteps of ...